John Courage of TX wins the DFA Grassroots All-Star contest.

"We have the power to elect new leadership in this country.

We've proven over and over again that when we make a race competitive -- no matter the district -- we can win. But the only way to make every race and every district competitive is with your support.

Two weeks ago, we asked DFA members to kick-off the campaign to take back Congress by voting in our Grassroots All-Star competition. Tens of thousands of DFA members voted for candidates from every corner of the country. After tallying the votes, we're excited to announce the first DFA Grassroots All Star: John Courage, from San Antonio, Texas.

http://www.courageforcongress.org/endorsements/?action=dfa

Who is John Courage? A Texan tired of no-solution, self-dealing, all-hat-and-no-cattle Republican misrule. Like us, he's ready for change. So he's doing something about it: Running for Congress.

Join me in supporting Courage for Congress today:

http://www.courageforcongress.org/endorsements/?action=dfa

John is running in a tough district. How does he win? With the support of thousands of Americans like you. Your donation of $10 or $25 today will not only put Courage on the map, but it will lay the groundwork for victory in 2006.

John's commitment to service runs deep. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1971 and served four years in our nation's military. Since then, he's made his home in San Antonio, and taken up one of the key callings in American life: teaching our children in the classrooms of our public schools. In Congress, John will use his experience to improve schools and make positive change in our children's lives.

Contribute today and help bring Courage to Washington:

http://www.courageforcongress.org/endorsements/?action=dfa

Thank you,

Jim Dean
Democracy for America

P.S. We're just getting started. Changing this country means helping progressives win elections all over America. We know some of those grassroots leaders, and so do you -- they're our DFA-List. Read their stories -- and learn how you can help:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/dfalist

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/006957.html

It's going to be a tough campaign to oust Tom DeLay's bootlicker Lamar Smith but I am confident that John knows what it will take to win and is already building the organization he needs. The DFA endorsement is a boost to us all.

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