NY-20: The recount for this race – which is actually at plus 25 right now, not plus 57 – is going to be expensive.  There’s a new pledge drive up to pay for that recount, in the same style as the one that gathered over 120K for Jim Tedisco: I encourage people to help out there, or where they can.  It’s already at 9K (the target number is 40K), which tells you that there are people out there who share your concerns about the potential for abuse of the recount – to say nothing of the absentee ballot count.  We’re in a good place to take a seat away from the Democrats, here; one that progressives are annoyed to have had to fund (military-hating opponents of the death penalty for terrorists are ‘centrist’ to that sort, you see).  Think of it as a civic obligation.

IL-05:  On a more ideological/idealistic level, though, it doesn’t get any better than Rosanna Pulido‘s campaign. As the below video shows, she’s fighting in a heavily-Democratic district against a guy with the full support of the state Democratic party apparatus, with no equivalent support from her own party…

…although the corrupt nature of Illinois politics on both sides probably makes that a net gain for her on that last bit anyway. This is a solidly conservative candidate, and she’s not embarrassed about it, either. If that appeals, here’s her donation page.

Remember: the cavalry will not be coming over the hill to save us.  That’s because we are the cavalry – and we are perfectly capable of saving ourselves.

Moe Lane

Crossposted to Moe Lane.