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Battle of the Hawks
The Democratic Race Will Continue...
Will Pennsylvania Matter At All?...
If You Were Opposed to this War Before It Started, the Choice is Clear--Barack Obama Got It Right!
Edwards, the Obama Movement & the Fight for a Progressive Congress
Current Endorsed Candidate Campaigns
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Butcher, Vickie (Congress, CA-52)Other Races of Interest
Party Like It's 1932: The Obama Option
Obama Is Right
Mary Pallant Receives Ventura County Chapter Endorsement
Barack the Vote In the Remaining States
Clinton Has What It Takes
Armitage Wins Endorsement of Greater Daytona PDA Chapter
Clinton's Cringe-Worthy Moment
Give Dennis Kucinich His Due
A Personal Note from Dennis Kucinich
John Edwards Suspends Campaign
US Corporate Elite Fear Candidate Edwards
Kucinich: For the Record
Obama Thanks Kucinich for Encouraging His Backers to Make Obama Their Second Choice
Take a look at Joe Biden--There's a lot in him for Progressives
PDA Energy for Kucinich for New Hampshire!
PDA Members for Edwards take aim at Iowa
Ralph Nader supports Edwards' anti-corporate message
Edwards Delivers Speech On Lifting Up America's Middle Class
Kucinich Hits Homerun in Jefferson's Hometown
PDA - The Freedom to Choose
PDA Rocks!
Bill Richardson
Why I'm supporting John Edwards: It's time for a Progressive President with Coat Tails
Why Should PDA Support Dennis Kucinich?
Signs of Desperation?
Edwards: Senator Clinton Must Take a Stand on Peru Trade Deal
Kucinich Will Introduce Privileged Resolution To Force Vote On Impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney TODAY
Kucinich's Challenge
Will Democrats Follow John Edwards On Trade--And Win Elections?
John Edwards: Sick of Bush's Rank Hypocrisy
Why is John Edwards leading in Iowa?
"To Build One America, End the Game"
Saving the Middle Class: A Real-Not Rhetorical-Plan
'Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win'
John Edwards and "You"
As if our lives depend on it…
Why Progressives Should Support John Edwards for President
Edwards is the only progressive candidate who can win the presidency
Introducing Dennis Kucinich
Edwards will give Kucinich a fight for the progressive vote
Dennis Kucinich represents the Heart & Soul of PDA
What Makes Laura Bonham Run: PDA Staff Member Runs for Utah State Legislature
Clint Curtis is changing the tide in Florida
PDA Welcomes Sen. Feingold to Maryland
Rep. Conyers Endorses PDA National Board Member John Bonifaz for Massachusetts Secretary of State
John Bonifaz for Secretary of State (MA)
I feel like I'm stranded on a sandbar 
Stuck in my tracks like a street car
Playin' it for all that it's worth
I'm just payin' for my sins on earth
So goes Jimmy Buffet’s song stranded on a sandbar, and that is how progressives in Florida have felt for too many years, but sandbars shift, and we can sense that a possible tidal wave is coming. Never mind that Florida Democrats are running in most congressional districts, until now political pundits gave all but two candidates little chance at getting elected.
Enter Clint Curtis, the candidate endorsed by Progressive Democrats of America. With little money and the power of his convictions he has, with other PDA endorsed candidates in the state turned the tide, and the rubberstamp incumbents are no longer feeling safe. "The race for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 24th District is a virtual toss-up. Incumbent Tom Feeney holds the slimmest of leads over challenger Clint Curtis, 45 percent to 43 percent, with one in ten (10 percent) undecided," noted a new Zogby poll.
Clint Curtis a computer programmer has now tied GOP Congressman Tom Feeney for the congressional seat and he leads by 11 points among independent voters. Once thought to be a "safe incumbent”, Feeney, who sits in the Financial Services Committee of the House, has seen his advantage disappear like water between the fingers, even when he holds a huge financial advantage provided by his party and corporate backers mostly from the finance, insurance and real estate sectors. Curtis's grassroots campaign has been very effective in spite of a lack of support from Democratic Party organizations.
Like other GOP incumbents, Feeney, sensing Clint’s threat resorted to a smear campaign that has backfired, by attracting more attention to his challenger’s multi issues campaign, focusing on the right to vote and ending the war in Iraq. Clint has since earned the endorsement of the Daytona Beach News Journal and the story of his struggle to unmask Feeney’s vote rigging has been told in a newly released, DVD “Truth in The Booth”. Order your copy here.
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