Subject: Ouch
From: "Amy Runyon-Harms, ProgressNow Colorado" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:59:16 -0500 (CDT)

ProgressNow Colorado

Dear Neighbor,

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Last night was tough for progressive-minded people here in Colorado.

I'm not going to lie, those were two hard losses we had in Colorado
Springs and Pueblo. With the successful recalls of Senate President
John Morse and Senator Angela Giron, Colorado loses two progressive
champions who have fought hard, not just for common sense gun safety
legislation, but also for the rights of women and gays and lesbians
and immigrants and children and working families.

Today we get to allow ourselves a minute or two, and only a minute or
two, to reflect on what happened last night. We can Monday morning
quarterback the fact that legal challenges took away the option for
people to vote with mail ballots, the most common way Coloradans vote
these days. We can pick apart campaign strategies and messages and
money spent for a few moments. We can take the time we need to study
last night enough to make sure we learn from our mistakes.

But we can only give ourselves a minute to dwell on last night.
Because the fight is just getting started.

If the NRA and the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the Koch Brothers
want a fight, let's stand up and give them a fight! We passed common
sense gun safety measures here in Colorado--background checks, taking
guns from domestic abusers--and last night doesn't change any of that.
What last night should do is steel our resolve. It should stiffen our
spines. We know progressive victories are never easy. That's why we
never give up. Last night we lost. Next time, we win.

Here's how.

Step one. Get ready for November 5th, 2013. There's a very important
ballot initiative--Amendment 66--to provide smaller class sizes and
more teachers for our public schools. We all need to get involved
right now and do everything we can to pass Amendment 66. Start right
here.
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=b6deFDX9OMHCCI9TDD9ZOw

Step two. Get ready for the 2014 legislative session. Last night we
lost two progressive Senators, but we still hold a slim majority in
the Senate--and in the House. We all need to support our
representatives and the important legislation they will push and fight
against next year.

Step three. Get ready for November 2014. We'll be voting on a
Governor, a US Senator, and our state legislative races next year.
This is when we can really stand up to the NRA and the Koch brothers
and show them they won a skirmish last night, but there's no way we're
going to let them win the war here in Colorado.

So please, make a commitment right this second to: Get involved.
Donate. Talk to your friends and family about the issues. And most
importantly, get yourself out to vote this November and next November.
Because the number one lesson we learned last night: winning feels
much better than losing.

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=1ZsBTnA1qa6PmtW2xMiThA
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=s3JsVCclUiLtbtU_sLz4Iw

Thank you so much for all you do,

Amy Runyon-Harms
Executive Director, ProgressNow Colorado 

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