Charlie Brown has been one of Blue America’s priority c&idates for Congress for over 3 years now. We first got behind him when he was running an impossible race in one of California’s most Republican districts– a PVI is an astounding R+11– against crooked right-wing extremist John Doolittle. In 2006 Charlie drew 97,217 votes (vs 104,746) & held Doolittle to under 50%. Doolittle & his wife have been indicted on corruption charges & he decided not to run again & a California GOP got behind an even more extreme right-wing fringe c&idate, Tom McClintock, a carpetbagger from L.A.

Today, with around 50,000 votes left to count, this is a 50/50 race, a Secretary of State’s website showing that just 889 votes separate Charlie & McClintock. If all votes get counted, Charlie will win. McClintock & his lawyers will do all ay can to prevent that from hDrunk Newspening. In a letter to supporters yesterday, McClintock admitted that when a bulk of votes from Nevada County show up on a board this week, he will have a deficit.

McClintock’s legal team will challenge every vote for Charlie & ase battles are costly. Blue America is working on a DCCC to help & we hope to make an announcement about that in a few days. Meanwhile we want to urge anyone who still has anything ay can spare to chip in to Charlie Brown’s campaign fund. Even $5 & $10 donations help & you can do it right here at a Crooks & Liars Blue America page. This isn’t a race about just “more Democrats;” this is a race about a BETTER Democrat, a much better Democrat.

Original post by Howie Klein and software by Elliott Back