Bass For Congress - 2 Days to go: Closing Strong!

2 Days to Go:

Volunteer Opportunities and Join Us On Election Night

Dear Friend, 

Two more days!  The election we've all been anticipating for so long is just about here.  As things draw to a close we're seeing many new volunteers around our headquarters, but you can still help.  Join us to go knocking on doors and making calls or you can also help by just sharing with your friends, neighbors and families why you are supporting Charlie! 

Could you volunteer just one hour of your time between now and election night? Please give us a call at 226-6000 to find out how you can help.  

And after all the hard work is finished, and the polls have closed, we want to celebrate with you.  Join us at our victory rally on Election night at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.  Here are the details:

What: Bass for Congress Election Night Victory Party   

When: Election Night-Tuesday, November 6, 2012

7:30 P.M until the race is called

Where: The Grappone Conference Center,   

The Constitution Room, 70 Constitution Avenue
Concord, New Hampshire 03301

If you have any questions, please contact our campaign at (603) 226-6000. We look forward to celebrating with you on Tuesday night! 

Sincerely,

Brad Blais

Campaign Manager

Bass Victory Committee

Bass For Congress - Annie Kuster Says Unemployment Rising to 7.9% is "Not a bad sign"

Unemployment Rises to 7.9% - Annie Kuster's Reaction?
"I think even that is not a bad sign.."

Concord, NH - Today on New Hampshire Public Radio’s program "The Exchange,” Congressional Candidate Annie Kuster was asked for reaction to the national unemployment number jumping up to 7.9%.  Kuster replied, "I think even that is not a bad sign."

"Annie Kuster thinking an increase in unemployment is ‘not a bad sign’ is just another example on how she doesn't understand the challenges facing our economy and the difficulties small businesses and families are dealing with every day," said Bass spokesman Scott Tranchemontagne.  "Over the past 4 years, our economy has produced uncertainty at all levels, and the economic policies supported by Annie Kuster not only led to this current situation, but promise to lead to more of the same unless we take a different approach.” 

Tranchemontagne continued, "There are over 14,000 fewer jobs in New Hampshire than existed four years ago, and Annie Kuster's support of more government spending, new taxes on New Hampshire's small businesses, new taxes on medical devices and a new national energy tax will cost New Hampshire another 14,000 jobs.  But Annie Kuster apparently thinks it is ‘not a bad sign’ if more people are looking for jobs and are unable to find them."

Kuster’s Job-Killing Policies

• Supports the Medical Device Tax, as part of the president’s health care law, which will directly impact 3,700 jobs in NH.   - Employment Effects of the New Excise Tax on the Medical Device Industry, Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Harold Furchtgott-Roth

• Supports a tax hike on small businesses, disguised as her “tax hike on the rich,” which will cost New Hampshire 3,400 jobs - Ernst & Young – July 12, 2012

Supports a National Energy Tax that would cost New Hampshire up to 9,500 jobs - H.R. 2454, ACCF-NAM Economic Impact Study

Bass Releases Campaign Schedule for Saturday, Nov. 3

CONCORD - Congressman Charlie Bass releases his schedule for Saturday, November 3, 2012.  

8:30 AM                          Visit Milford Dump, North River Road, Milford, NH

9:45 AM                          Visit Amherst Dump, 260 NH RT 101A, Amherst, NH

11:15 PM                        Visit Hollis Pharmacy with Supporters, 6 Ash St, Hollis, NH

1:00 PM                          Nashua Door-to-Door (Call to Meet)

3:30 PM                          Nashua Victory Office with Romney Surrogates, 427 Amherst St, Nashua NH

5:00 PM                          Milford Spaghetti Dinner, VFW Post #4368, 1 VFW Way,

Milford, NH

Bass For Congress - The Bass Report

Dear Friends,

We are just about there!  We have an action-packed schedule during these last four days of the campaign, and with your help, we'll have all the elements in place to close strong and win this race.  

Annie Kuster and I will debate for the last time tonight on WMUR, and I want to invite you to come watch it with my campaign team in Concord.  If you could come by our campaign office at 5:30 pm and make some phone calls to help turn out the vote, we'll provide dinner and great company for watching the debate at 8:00 pm!

Additionally, the office will be open the next four days, so please feel free to come in and volunteer when you can!  We'll also be knocking doors in Nashua on Saturday and Sunday. On Election Day itself, we could really use your help as a poll-stander or making get-out-the-vote calls.  If you have questions, or want to sign up to help at any of these times, please call my campaign office at 226-6000.

As we get closer to Election Day, it is just as important to talk with your friends and family about our campaign.  This is a close race, and every vote will matter.  

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the help and support you have given.  Let's keep fighting and win this race!

Sincerely,

On the Trail...

Join Team Bass for a debate watch party, phone bank and door-to-door this weekend to help during the last 4 days!

 Debate Office Rally

Friday, November 1

85 Manchester St in Concord

Phone Bank: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Debate Watching: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Nashua Door-to-Door

427 Amherst St. in Nashua

Saturday: 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

Sunday: 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

Phone Bank

85 Manchester Street in Concord

Saturday: 12:00 Noon - 7:00 pm

Sunday: 12:00 Noon - 7:00 pm

Please email joe@votebass.com if you are able to join us!

Endorsement...

Charlie was endorsed by the Union Leader and the Eagle Tribune  last week and our momentum continued this week. Charlie's record of working across party lines to find real solutions was recognized by the newspapers that endorsed Charlie. Here is some of what they had to say...

Nashua Telegraph Endorsement: Charles Bass for Congress

"On Sunday, we made it clear that a candidate's proven ability or willingness to work with members of the opposing party - and to buck his or her party leadership when appropriate - would be a major factor in determining which candidates our editorial board would endorse this year.

That's why we're endorsing Bass. While we believe Kuster could bring a bipartisan approach to Congress, the seven-term congressman from Peterborough already has - most recently as one of the few House members to support an alternative budget based on the findings of the president's Simpson-Bowles commission.

Bass was one of only 38 House members - 16 Republicans and 22 Democrats - to vote in favor of the deficit-reduction proposal last spring, earning him a rare endorsement by the commission's namesakes and the 2012 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award from the Concord Coalition for his bipartisan fiscal leadership.

While we don't agree with him on every issue - immediate repeal of the nation's health care reform law and his support for the budget plan crafted by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan among them - the centrist Republican is no stranger to breaking with his party on any number of high-profile issues."

You can read more here.

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Endorsement: What to look for on ballot Tuesday

"In most respects, Bass is what we'd hope for from a New Hampshire Republican. He's a traditional moderate, who stands apart from the more conservative members of his party on most social issues. He's also been an advocate of true energy reform."

"The Republican Party could sure use some strong, moderate voices from within, and we have high hopes that Bass will be a critical presence in guiding us back to center."

You can read the full endorsement here. 

Volunteer of the Week...

This week we are saddened to see our Volunteer of the Week column come to an end. Team Bass has been joined by the most enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers that we could ask for and we would like to thank you all. We look forward to seeing you in the next 4 days and appreciate all of your hard work. In honor of the occasion we have a special video of Mary Lee Siel, our wonderful and final Volunteer of the Week!

Meet Mary! Mary lives in Bow and is active in her church and local community. Mary comes in to phone bank with Team Bass and is always a call away when we need help with mailers! Mary has been a dedicated and vibrant addition to our team and we appreciate all of her help! We are proud to name Mary as our Volunteer of the Week!  

Mary Lee Siel

Bass For Congress - 6 Days to Go: A Message From Lisa Bass

Dear Friend, 

There is just six days to go until Election Day and with your help, Charlie is on the way to victory on Nov. 6th.  During this campaign a lot of money has been spent by outside groups and Washington insiders to attack Charlie. This week Lisa Bass sat down to talk about Charlie's values and record. We wanted to share her message with you.

 

The best way to spread the truth about Charlie is to share this with your family and friends. Please help us fight back against outside money and donate $6, $25, $50, $75 or $100 to our campaign. The funds we raise will supply our volunteers with literature to keep the focus on the real Charlie Bass, the candidate that Lisa and New Hampshire citizens know will put people before politics. 

If you have already contributed and want to share Charlie's message with your neighbors, you can volunteer and join Team Bass in making calls, knocking on doors, and delivering signs, please sign up here.

Thanks and see you on the trail,

Brad Blais 

Campaign Manager 

Bass for Congress