After work I headed down to Schimmel's in the Fondren business district for a fund raiser for Travis Childers. In attendance were William Winter, Ronnie Musgrove, Ronnie Shows, Wayne Dowdy, Jim Hood, and Steve Holland among many others. We enjoyed appetizers and a cash bar for about an hour before Mr. Childers spoke. He talked about how he lost his father at the age of 16 and had to take a job to help his mother pay the mortgage and bills. He understands the plight of the working class and promises to fight for them when he gets to Washington. He has me on board and I can't vote for him, but I can try to help him raise money.
Polls show that Travis is neck and neck with the Republican nominee Greg Davis for the MS-1 congressional seat. If you have any money to spare, please send a little to the Childers for Congress campaign. His opponent outspent him 2-1 in the primary. In a tight race we cannot afford to let Haley's bunch outspend us out of a very winnable seat. It looks as if the Republicans are trying to wage a duel-pronged attack. By leaving all names on the special election ballot, even those who have already lost, they are waging a war of financial attrition. The GOP has much deeper pockets, and they hope to see the Democratic well run dry. The second prong of attack will be that of smear, the old Republican standby.
Perhaps the best part of the event for came at the beginning, when I met William Winter. He is a true visionary who understands what it will take to move Mississippi forward. I overheard him talking to several others when he lamented "When will the average Mississippian stop voting against their own economic interests?" No truer words have ever been spoken.
Give money to Travis Childers in the Act Blue link below. This thing could easily go in to a runoff, so it is never too late to donate.
Childers for Congress
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