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 With the nonsensical dance of nonbinding resolutions in the House and Senate over (for now), it is time to focus on more productive activities. Namely: looking forward to 2008, and beginning the task of idenitfying opportunities for victory-oriented candidates to unseat White Flag incumbents.
There is work to be done. First, we need to research the White Flag incumbents we beileve might be beatable. Our starting list should be as follows: - Any White Flag Republican, defined as one of the 17 Representatives who voted for the House resolution, or one of the seven Senators who voted for cloture on the Senate resolution
- Any Democrat in a district (or state) that was won by President Bush in both 2000 and 2004. This indicates that the seat may be vulnerable to a (victory-oriented) Republican challenger.
What we want to understand for each incumbent is: - What their margin of victory was on their last election
- Who their opponent was and their position on the war
- Whether the district or state was carried by President Bush in 2000 and 2004, and what the margins were
- How much money the incumbent took in and spent in their last election campaign
- How much money they are reported to have on hand in current campaign funds
Where can this information be found? Basic information on the incumbents district / state can be found at House.gov and Senate.gov. The campaign finance info is best researched at OpenSecrets.org . And election results can be found on just about any major news site: Google '2006 election results', for example, and you'll find plenty of sources. If you want to help in this effort, dive right in! Pick a known White Flag Republican from the list below (click read more), or take on the more open-ended task of researching vulnerable Democrats. When you've found the information above, post it to this thread in our newly-renamed White Flag Incument project team forum. Eventually, we will create a more sophisticated database/application for tracking and browsing the candidates, but for now, just add your info to the forum thread so we at least have it all in one place. But identifying vulnerable incumbents is only the first step. An even more important one is finding victory-oriented candidates to stand against them. That's where our Victory Candidates forum comes in. If you know of a strong candidate to put up against one of our White Flag incumbents, post in the forum and describe their credentials and why you think they should run. We're particularly interested in candidates who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, so military veterans are a definite plus. Suggestions and ideas on this process are also welcome. So dive in, and let's get moving! -- N.Z. Discuss this article on the forums. (11 posts) White Flag Republicans - SenateSenator Norm Coleman Phone: 202-224-5641
Fax: 202-224-1152
Web Email Senator Susan Collins Phone:202-224-2523
Fax:202-224-2693
Web Email Senator John Warner Phone: 202-224-2023
Fax: 202-224-6295
Web Email Senator Olympia Snowe Phone:202-224-5344
Fax:202-224-1946
Web Email Senator Arlen Specter Phone:202-224-4254
Fax:202-228-1229
Web Email Senator Chuck Hagel Phone:202-224-4224
Fax:202-224-5213
Web Email Senator Gordon Smith Phone:202-224-3753
Fax:202-228-3997
Web Email White Flag Republicans - HouseRepresentative James T. Walsh Phone: 202-225-3701
Fax: 202-225-4042
[Email: Rep.james.walsh AT mail.house.gov]
Representative Walter Jones Phone: 202-225-3415
Fax: 202-225-3286
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Representative Wayne Gilchrest
Phone: 202-225-5311
Fax: 202-225-0254
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Representative Michael Castle
Phone: 202-225-4165
Fax: 202-225-2291
Web Email
Representative Richard (Ric) Keller
Phone: 202-225-2176
Fax: 202-225-0999
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Representative Philip Sheridan English
Phone: 202-225-5406
Fax: 202-225-3103
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Representative Ronald Ernest Paul
Phone: 202-225-2831
Web Email Representative Frederick Stephen Upton Phone: 202-225-3761
Fax: 202-225-4986
Web Email Representative Thomas M. Davis Phone: 202-225-1492
Fax: 202-225-3071
Web Email Representative Mark Kirk Phone: 202-225-4835
Fax: 202-225-0837
Web Email Representative Howard Coble Phone: 202-225-3065
Fax: 202-225-8611
Email: howard.coble AT mail.house.gov
Web Email Representative John J. Duncan Jr. Phone: 202-225-5435
Fax: 202-225-6440
Web Email Representative James Ramstad Phone: 202-225-2871
Fax: 202-225-6351
Email: mn03 AT mail.house.gov
Web Email Representative Steven C. LaTOURETTE Phone: 202-225-5731
Fax: 202-225-3307
Web Email Representative Robert Inglis Phone: 202-225-6030
Fax: 202-226-1177
Web Email Representative Timothy V. Johnson Phone: 202-225-2371
Fax: 202-226-0791
Web Email Representative Thomas Petri Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356
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