Mike Ferguson in The DCCC's Top 10
We were all a little disappointed when the DCCC's support didn't materialize at the levels we though appropriate in 2006, and were very disappointed when Linda Stender came within 1.5 percent of beating Michael Ferguson (R-NJ7) on election day. We busted our humps here in the 7th, and know that with just a little money of the money thrown to some races that lost big we could have a Democrat representing us in Congress today.
Today the DCCC announced that Mike Ferguson is among their top 10 targeted Republican House members. Karl Rove also suggested that Ferguson was vulnerable, so maybe there is a chance for us again in 2008.
Well, I don't want to get my hopes up because we were left waiting for the D-Trip to show up in 2000, 2002 and 2004 also. But 2008 may be a little different, especially because we came so damnably close in 2006. Add that to the Democratic majority and the fundraising benefits that gives, and maybe they'll come through for us this time.
But we can't rely on that. We have to do it on our own this time, just like last time. The reason Blue 7th exists is because we wanted to show the national Democrats that there was a groundswell here in New Jersey's 7th. We proved it in 2006, but not soon enough to get them in. We will have to prove it again in 2008, along with our friends at DfA, Garden State Equality, Blue Jersey, etc., etc., etc.
