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Brunner forms “CouragePAC”
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Friday, May 28, asked supporters to join her in a new effort - “CouragePAC.”
Brunner, who lost the Democratic U.S. Senate primary to Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, said in an email to supporters that she calls it CouragePAC ” because candidates who are willing to push through the trappings of big money and the naysaying of established machine politics will need a little courage. We want to help them.
“The campaign we ran for U.S. Senate taught us a new way to campaign in Ohio.”
She asks for donations and says the organization will “help candidates, especially those outside of the special interests that have dominated campaign funding for years.”
She also asks for donations to pay off a debt from her Senate campaign.
Brunner’s decision to seek the U.S. Senate nomination meant she’s not seeking re-election as secretary of state.
Here’s her email:
“The campaign we ran for U.S. Senate taught us a new way to campaign in Ohio.
That’s why I’m not done, and I hear from so many of you that you are ready for the next challenge. That’s why we’re forming an organization to help candidates, especially those outside of the special interests that have dominated campaign funding for years.
We know that women and people of color and differing national origins, sexual orientation and gender identity have not typically been afforded easy access to the mainstream of campaign funding, even though they are increasingly moving into the mainstream of our communities.
We are in a time of profound social change and seeing it in health care reform, banking regulation reform and immigration reform. These are tough issues.
With new challenges like the Citizens United decision that allows corporations to become directly involved in candidate campaigns, the stakes for preserving real democracy are even higher.
It’s important that our government “look like us” and represent the diversity of our experiences.
New candidates who step up buoyed by a passion for public service to solve problems of our complex communities can no longer sustain the established ways that force money to the top of all the issues in a campaign.
Candidates must be able to run consistently with their values. When candidates actually spend time with voters and supporters, both in person and virtually through online communication and video, everyone benefits. Voters can see and hear directly from the candidate, and the candidate better understands their needs. In the end we all get better, people-centered government. So, let’s get started.
I’m working on closure for my Senate primary campaign and will be transitioning activities to a new organization called, “CouragePAC.” We call it CouragePAC, because candidates who are willing to push through the trappings of big money and the naysaying of established machine politics will need a little courage. We want to help them.
But first, I need a little help to get closure on my Senate race. We have a modest debt to be paid so we can move forward and help others. Will you chip in? Your contributions were so helpful in making our grassroots campaign strong and to prove there is a new way to campaign. Just a little more, and we can help others do this, too.
The contribution limit is $2400, but we’re happy with $5 or whatever you want to contribute. Your contribution will help us quickly pay off primary election debt so we can move forward to help other candidates get started.”
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By Sally
June 1, 2010 5:49 PM | Link to this
This should be correctly named the I Hate White Guys PAC.
By What a bigot!
May 29, 2010 12:39 AM | Link to this
“We know that women and people of color and differing national origins, sexual orientation and gender identity…” Well, who does that leave? Sounds like the loser hates white heterosexual men. What a hate-filled, prejudiced bigot
By sick of the crying
May 28, 2010 1:55 PM | Link to this
Brunner needs to stop crying! The best candidate won and that is because we knew that she wasn’t cut out for the job when she wouldn’t make a decision about Husted that obviously doesn’t live in Montgomery County but in Franklin County. This is not the time to divide the party!