Thanks to Jelani Cobb for sending this to me. (FYI: He and other friends of mine will attend the convention, and I should be posting guest blogs from Denver throughout this historic moment.) I believe this was sent to the Georgia delegates – the sense seems to be that Libby Pfeiffer somehow got her hands on the GA contact list. The following email is the entire text as sent to me:
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From: Libby Pfeiffer
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Subject: Do you Want a Democrat in the White House?
To:
For the past two months, it has become clear that Barack Obama is not a competitive contender against John McCain in the race for the White House. He has simply not been able to seal the deal. Democrats are worried, as we should be. We all want to see a Democrat in the White House, who stands up for our core democratic principles.
When she suspended her campaign, Hillary Clinton was ahead of John McCain in national polls by double digits. All signs suggest that she would be ahead of him right now, not consistently tied like Obama, if she were our presumptive nominee.
I firmly believe that we must elect Hillary Clinton as our Nominee if we want a Democrat in the White House.
Barack Obama has proven to be unelectable. He is “sinking like a stone” in the swing states. He has alienated and lost his core supporters on his many compromises since early June. Many are wondering where their “candidate of change” has gone. Democratic registration decreased since Obama became our presumptive nominee. When he voted for FISA, thousands vowed to not vote for him in November. If he is the nominee, we will see thousands, even millions of Democrats voting for John McCain in this most crucial election. Can we afford to select a candidate that is not a winner? Who did not seal the deal during the primaries and is still not doing so. It is a risk you as Democratic Leaders are taking. Hillary Clinton is not a risk. She stays true to her core Democratic platform and she is a champion, and she would win the White House. If you give her a chance.
Please vote for Hillary Clinton at the convention and bring us a White House Victory with a strong and electable democratic leader.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
L. Pfeiffer, PhD.
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Eisa! You’re in Denver. Welcome to the Mile High City! I’ll be looking forward to your posts.
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I wish I were in Denver, Carleen, but I’m here in Brooklyn with my husband watching everything on CNN and PBS. 🙂 I’m hoping to get some great guest blogs from folk lucky enough to attend this historic convention, though. I would love to read what folk are really experiencing – and less of the media response to convention events.
We’ll just have to meet each other at some other event, Carleen. 🙂
Joy!