Hey Kossacks! Can we help out our friend Faye Armitage?

Faye is a loyal kossack and a progressive Democrat running for Congress down in Florida.  She’s being messed with by the Repubs down that way who refuse to give this fine woman a fair shake.  They’re playing their usual dirty tricks to keep Faye from running.

Faye can explain better than I, so let me share the email I received from her recently.

On Sat, 4/26/08, Faye Armitage wrote:

From: Faye Armitage

Subject: My Campaign Update/ Need Florida Netroots Help

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 9:25 AM

Hey Everyone,

We all know we won't be able to accomplish anything even with a Democratic President, unless we have sweeping changes in US Congress. So, please consider a donation to get me past an immediate hurdle put up by Republicans at the last minute. I spent 2 months straight, working 7 days a week to collect almost 6,000 signatures, but Kurt Browning, Secretary of State, and most of the Supervisors of Election are solid Republicans and are famous for subverting the will of the voters, and I am being forced to pay the qualifying fee of almost $10,000 after all. What happened to me is a prime example of crooked politics.

The good thing is that I did meet with more than 6,000 voters, and have accomplished significant name recognition. So, please consider a $25 or larger donation to my campaign ( see below). Your help is much appreciated.

Faye Armitage www.FayeforCongress.com--- On Fri, 4/25/08, Faye Armitage wrote:

Subject: My Campaign Update

Date: Friday, April 25, 2008, 9:51 AM

Dear Friends,

As many of you already know, I am currently running for US Congress in Florida District 7, which runs south from Jacksonville along I-95 to Daytona Beach, and then along I-4 into Orlando. I also was proud to be onboard with Responsible Plan, on the day it officially launched. The tough part  is that Republicans are doing everything in their power to keep me off the ballot. I collected 6,000 signatures to avoid the $10,000 filing fee. First 214 were refused in Seminole County because I was supposedly 2 minutes late filing. Then 450 others were not certified because they were "misfiled", even though they were able to internally transfer them to the right counties.

Now I have to come up with $10,000 by next week, to buy my name onto the ballot after all. Please help me accomplish that by making a donation of $50 or more here.

Because I was collecting Candidate petitions to avoid the $10,000 filing fee, I have not been able to do any significant fundraising. That's why your donation would be such a great help now.   Anything that you can donate would be very much appreciated and greatly help to get my name on the ballot, while I continue to fight the Supervisor of Election for refusing to certify the petitions that were transferred to her from the "wrong" counties.  I have $5,000 raised already, but need another $5,000 in the next few days.......It's crazy what Republicans will do to try to keep  a good Democrat off the ballot! Please take the time to tell Republicans, their dirty tricks don't work.

Thank you so much!

All my best to you,
Faye Armitage
[phone]

www.FayeforCongress.com

I've been working on a diary all about Faye but it's not ready for prime time.  In the mean time, let's pitch in and help Faye frustrate those nasty Repubs down in the Sunshine state.

Please send Faye a few bucks if you can, she is a certified Peace Candidate and we desperately need more of those in Congress.

Faye Armitage for Congress at Act Blue

Thanks for all you do mighty kossacks.

Peace Out,
OPOL