For a decade now, the people of Nebraska's 2nd District have been represented by the "Boy Congressman" Lee Terry. If you don't know who he is, be careful not to confuse him with the guy from the Stride gum commercials, which is an easy mistake to make:

The creepiness of their resemblance lasts even longer than the flavor of the gum.

Anyways, in 2006, Lee made energy issues the central theme in his campaign. However, after 8 years of doing nothing (as everyone knows the government is supposed to do) on the issue - or for that matter, any issue other than the contentious debate over post office naming - he's feeling vulnerable. Therefore, Terry is taking a page out Bush's 2004 play book - if your constituents keep demanding that you "do something," just scare them into voting for you.

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The time has come to, as John Edwards said in his speech before the DNC Saturday February 2nd "to Stand up for America."

To me the way to Stand Up is to push our elected representatives to end the war in Iraq, and to impeach both Bush and Cheney ... to Stand Up and return America to its greatness in the eyes of the World.

"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." Abraham Lincoln

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Here is endorsement link:

http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/story/1 2852956p-13536157c.html

See TJ's website:  http://www.tjcox.com

I know that no one has been looking at this race, but it's time they did.  Locally things are popping! Remember Radanovich was investigated by the Bee last year and they found he should be investigated for his bankrupt winery dealings.  TJ's billboards are up and commercials are also currently airing.  

Here is the link to the winery investigation:
http://www.tjcox.com/en-US/Press/Press07 192004.htm

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In response to a friends short message after a late night phone call about CA-50 and his email follow up:

so what you're saying is, the fifth paragraph of this story is total baloney.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060717/be rman

The answer is YES. The facts follow.

They left out the TURNOUT figures and the ACTUAL figures. True Bullshit reporting. Of course she got half as many votes. There were well less than half the votes cast!

Here's the real stats:

Bilbray: 78,371 49.57%
Busby:  71,146 45.02%
Giffith:   6,027  3.81%
King       2519  1.59%

Her 'loss' was 4.55% or 7,220 votes. The Indy candidate and Libertarian carried 8,546 votes. Amazing BIG loss, huh? After the Republicans dumped in far more money than the Dems?  

Registration stats as of 5.22.06 per Sec of State:
Democrats  105,504  29.69%
Republicans 156,437  44.02%
Indy's       78,012  21.95%

Financial Independent Expenditures:
Busby:
For: $368,791
Against: $3,952,936

Bilbray:
For: $494, 025
Against: 0

Wow there's a stat that hasn't been mentioned anywhere yet it's in the Fed records and this is just up to 5/17/06 with three weeks to go. We'll see the financial number after 6.30.06 that has to be reported by 7.15.06

In 2004 (her first race at this seat) She got 47,600 votes with 19,014 Dem's that didn't vote in that race.

Cunningham got 81,854 with 10,775 not voting in this race.

SO....Busby in a 2006 Special election/primary...in a low turn out election...not a Presidential election...picked up 23,546 votes. The Republican winner lost 3,483 votes compared to the last candidate. A good showing for Busby, Yes?

A. The turnout was very light....always is in primary or special elections and yet she still got a 67% turnout of her Dem registration. And that gives her a tangible goal.

Bilbray got 50% of his registration to turnout! Pitiful.

B. It was a Congressional off year election not a Presidential election!

C. It's a hardcore conservative district even with the Democratic vote.

She did great. She came within 4.5% of winning the seat and still would have had to stand for election again in December while being required to be out of town much of the time.

This way she got the nomination, has 5 months to get 5%, increase her Party and Indy turnout. Forget the hardcore Republicans....they are going to vote Republican. 68% still support Bush. There are 30% in play. She'll get some cross-over.

Go back 4 cycles in the voting history would be more effective in turning out votes and concentrating on Absentee Ballot Requests for these lazy voters. But that's a matter of tactics.

But get off Busby's back. These are facts.

What many are reading is poor reporting that has been repeated all over the place. The first reporter was put into Lexis-Nexus and all the rest have been pulling their facts from it since. Bullshit reporting.

I've staffed elections like this. REALLY staffed. I know how they go and making her a dog or saying she's a poor performer in that District is out of line. Wish the reporters would do 40 minutes homework like this.

Busby turns out more Dems, gets some Indys and a few Republicans and she's got it. All a matter of tactics not theory.

I hope this puts some tangible facts on the table. The balance of the financial numbers will be available no later than 7.15.06.

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As promised, Political Interviews is publishing an fascinating interview with Bill Winter.

Winter is running against our best radical anti-immigrationist, Tom Tancredo, and is neck and neck in the race for his District. Winter has a different take on how to organize his campaign using both traditional and grassroots to create a victory.

Take the time and listen to Bill Winter at Political Interviews . It is available in Flash Audio onsite or as a download for your mp3 player.

Also I've published one of the Bill Winter Video infomercials on National Security. As a Fighting Dem, he served 10 years. It's very impressive piece. It's on Flash Video so there is no download or player necessary.

He has a lot of video and audio on site. I encourage you to spend sometime there to see the power of the mediums and learn more of a fine candidate.

This is a good candidate. Bill Winter said the best place to support his candidacy is the contribution page on his site. I hope many do so.

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