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From the Monday, October 27th Roanoke Times
"In the 6th District, Sam Rasoul
Bob Goodlatte is facing his first serious challenger in a decade. Sam Rasoul has proved himself a worthy candidate and would serve the district well.
Americans are dissatisfied with a dysfunctional Congress that has placed rabid partisanship and the influence of lobbyists above the interests of the Americans who elected them.
This Nov. 4 affords an opportunity for Americans to force change. Voters in Virginia's 6th Congressional District can help to hasten reforms by electing newcomer Sam Rasoul to replace longtime incumbent Bob Goodlatte.
Rasoul, at age 27, is the youngest person running for Congress. He is still wrapped up in the naïveté of youth. He believes that, with enough principled members, Congress could change. He is idealistic but doesn't seem to fully grasp or appreciate how the system works. Still, voters could do worse than give Rasoul a chance to prove himself.
He has shown through the campaign that he lives up to his principles. He won the Democrats' support as their nominee, but he has shunned all party and political action committee money.
This is a gamble that may prove foolish because it deprived him of the financial resources to buck an entrenched incumbent. Yet he has run an energetic and wide-reaching campaign throughout the 6th District based on individual contributions alone. He made a real sacrifice to remain true to his ideals.
There is also an independent candidate in the race: Janice Lee Allen. She has run a very low-key campaign and brings far too little to the race to warrant consideration.
Goodlatte will not be easy to defeat. His constituents know him well and appreciate him and what he has done for the district and the state.
Goodlatte needs to be given his due. He has been a good public servant and has demonstrated often his ability to work in a bipartisan manner, most notably on local and regional projects with Rep. Rick Boucher.
However, Goodlatte too often votes the party line, rarely breaking from years of support for the failed policies of President Bush.
When he first ran for Congress in 1992, Goodlatte said he so believed in term limits that he would limit his service to 12 years. That date has long come and gone, and Goodlatte hasn't faced a strong challenger in a decade.
Goodlatte said he still believes in term limits but said they must be imposed on everyone to work. If he were to voluntarily step down, he said, his constituents would lose his influence and standing in Washington, D.C.
We agreed with his decision in 2002 -- and still do. Voters are the ones who should implement term limits.
Now, after 16 years of Goodlatte's support for a discredited conservative ideology, Rasoul's fresh, principled campaign provides sufficient reason for voters to seriously consider taking that step."
On to November!
Sean Sarah
Communications Director
Sam Rasoul for Congress
On the day after an election, the celebration is twice as sweet for those of us who have made the victories happen. But, of course, victory happens only if thousands of us quit saying, "I don't have the time right now." Right now is the only time. With ten days before the election, every day is essential.
Earlier this week when I dropped by the Harrisonburg Obama office, I ran into a friend who said she and her husband are canvassing everyday because knocking on doors helps her to deal with her "anxiety level." If you're a bit anxious yourself or tired of watching history unfold without you, we have good news for you. There's plenty of work to do everywhere -- including new field offices in Roanoke and Covington and Woodstock! Never in my memory has the 6th district offered us so much opportunity.
Voting for Obama/Warner/Rasoul is only half the story; for the other half, continue reading.
Roanoke/Salem/Botetourt
Stop by Sam Rasoul's headquarters at Lamplighter Mall on Williamson Road (especially this weekend) to help with a huge mailing or other office work.
Or join the Virginia Campaign for Change in Roanoke -- headquarters at Lamplighter Mall on Williamson Road or the headquarters on Campbell Street in downtown Roanoke or the Campaign for Change office on Kirk Street in downtown Roanoke. Call 540-985-3078 for more information and see the schedule below.
Lynchburg/Bedford/Amherst
Join the Virginia Campaign for Change in Lynchburg at 12th and Main in Lynchburg. Call 434-845-3741 for more information and see the schedule below.
Lexington/Buena Vista/Rockbridge
Join the Virginia Campaign for Change in Lexington at their downtown headquarters. Call 540-904-3834 for more information and see the schedule below.
Covington
Join the new field office at 214 N. Monroe -- call Ben Thomas at 540-904-3834 or Jeff Phan at 202-294-2814 for more information.
Staunton/Augusta County/Waynesboro
Join the Virginia Campaign for Change on Johnson Street in downtown Staunton. Call 804-519-1085 for more information and see the schedule below.
Harrisonburg/Rockingham
Join the Virginia Campaign for Change in downtown Harrisonburg or call 540-908-2081. Or join the team for Rockingham County centered in the office in downtown Bridgewater. Call 540-322-9986. Again, see the schedule below.
Shenandoah
Drop by the new field office at 246 East High in Woodstock or call 804-852-1946.
Making history schedule: In most offices there are phone shifts starting at 10, 12, 2, 5, and 7. Canvasses start at 5 during the week; 10, 3, and 4 on Saturdays; and 12, 3, and 5 on Sundays.
So . . . right now we need your help and then on Election Night we'll enjoy the sweetness of victory together.
Letters to the editor are a critical part of any grass roots campaign. In fact, the editorial page is the second most read part of the newspaper after the front page. It is the space where your voice can be heard unfiltered and (relatively) unedited.
Because of you, we've been dominating the editorial pages of every daily newspaper across the district. We're beating out Goodlatte's team at least 3 letters to 1. But, most news papers in the region have a deadline for getting your letters in before the election.
That's why we need you to submit one more letter to your local newspaper in support of Sam! And it needs to happen before Monday, October the 27th.
We're closer than you think to victory and even closer to election day. That's why it is so important to get one final, huge, push of letters into every newspaper in the district.
Click here to send a letter to your local newspaper.
We need your help today. We're asking that you send in a letter via our easy to use system and then forward this e-mail on to five of your friends. Remember, you need to get them to commit to sending a letter by this Sunday. We can win this if every one of us just takes one more step to get us across the finish line.
Democratic Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul began a tour of the many main streets and downtowns in the district yesterday. Mr Rasoul aims to further inform himself on the issues facing Virginians with the financial crisis looming. Sam will tour over 40 main streets and downtowns in his trip across the 6th District.
Rasoul stated, "Over the next two weeks I plan to get back to basics, meeting with the everyday folks of Main Street Virginia. As politicians, we sometimes become too detached from the needs of the citizens and too polarized by campaigning. A tour like this will let me meet the people who keep the engines of our economy running while returning to that great democratic tradition of small town conversations about big issues."
The Sam Rasoul for Congress Campaign has revamped their website detailing Rep. Goodlatte's votes in Congress. The website, BobsVotes.com, now includes ratings from political organizations and updated key votes.
Keep in tune with how your representative in Congress is voting in Washington by checking out www.BobsVotes.com. Check out the screenshot from the updated website below.
Virginians have been pleading for change, and Sam is what 6th district Virginians have been looking for. Visit www.Sam2008.com for more information on Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul.
Check out Sam's first TV ad:
We're sorry that it's YouTube quality -- contact us at (877) 726-2008 or info@samrasoul.us if you want a higher quality version!
Check out the YouTube Video of Sam speaking at the Obama rally with former President Bill Clinton:
The Harrisonburg debate went incredibly well. All three candidates participated in the debate hosted by WSVA 550 AM.
There was a broad range of issues discussed, from healthcare to the economy, term limits to immigration, and jobs to national security.
Sam was passionate and knowledgeable, whereas Rep. Goodlatte continued to express his interest in the last 8 years' failed policies. The solution is clear -- elect Sam Rasoul to Congress this November!
Check out Sam Rasoul for Congress' debate website at www.Virginia6.com. There you can view videos from the first debate in Roanoke and photos from the debate in Harrisonburg.
Watch Sam Rasoul address the crowd at a Community Gathering with Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Here are some pictures from the event:
Sam gets the crowd riled up at the community gathering!
Sam, 6th district Democratic Congressional candidate, addresses the crowd about the effect of special interests in Washington.
Sam speaks to the crowd at the community gathering.
Mr. Mark Powell of Roanoke tells the crowd that he is among the 46 million uninsured, Middle Class, Americans.
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana is welcomed by a crowd of invigorated Virginians.
