Tell 'em Hillary Sent You

Hillary Clinton has released a radio ad (click here to listen) to support "Hillary Sent Me," a new campaign to reach out to and mobilize those 18 million ceiling-crack-makers. From the press release: (via e-mail)

Hillary Clinton today unveiled "Hillary Sent Me!," a new grassroots organizing program designed to mobilize Hillary's supporters and others across the country to help send Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden to the White House, to work on behalf of this year's critical Democratic races, and to get America back on track.

"As we continue to read the headlines about our troubled economy, the stakes of this election only get higher. Today I am asking all of you to hit the phones, hit the road and spread the word that we must elect Barack Obama President and we must send a filibuster-proof majority to Congress," said Senator Clinton.

"This is a call to action. We all have a role. And there is not a moment to lose," Clinton added. "Tell them that Hillary sent you."

This is a good effort by Hillary to separate her disappointed true believers from the GOP shills and low-info identity voters. Many of Hillary's most loyal remain under the impression that her support for Barack Obama is obligatory, rather than heartfelt.

The slogan and the buttons give Hillary's loyal followers a way to salvage her legacy, while keeping their identities as supporters of a true trailblazer. If this works, pretty soon the only people at those PUMA meetings will be a bunch of undercover Republicans, in Sarah Palin glasses, trying to fake each other out.

Here's the full text of the press release:

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Hillary Clinton today unveiled "Hillary Sent Me!," a new grassroots organizing program designed to mobilize Hillary's supporters and others across the country to help send Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden to the White House, to work on behalf of this year's critical Democratic races, and to get America back on track.

"As we continue to read the headlines about our troubled economy, the stakes of this election only get higher. Today I am asking all of you to hit the phones, hit the road and spread the word that we must elect Barack Obama President and we must send a filibuster-proof majority to Congress," said Senator Clinton.

"This is a call to action. We all have a role. And there is not a moment to lose," Clinton added. "Tell them that Hillary sent you."

The program, organized by Hillary Clinton's Political Action Committee, HillPAC, working with the Obama-Biden presidential campaign and other Democratic campaigns across the country, will launch Saturday morning at www.HillPAC.com. Supporters visiting the website will find information on canvassing, phone banking, blogging and other grassroots activities in critical battleground states.

"In addition to the unprecedented grassroots effort that the Obama campaign is executing across the country, I want to help ensure that as many people as possible are engaged and active in this election," Clinton said.

Each weekend, Hillary Sent Me! will focus on a different battleground state, while providing contact information for supporters looking to work on behalf of Democrats in any of the battleground states around the country.

Hillary Sent Me! will mobilize supporters to campaign in New Hampshire the weekend of September 27th and 28th. New Hampshire is a critical state for Democrats this fall, not only in the race for the White House, but also for important Congressional elections such as Jeanne Shaheen's close Senate race against incumbent Senator John Sununu.

In the weeks leading up to the election, Hillary Sent Me! will also focus on sending volunteers to Pennsylvania the weekend of October 12th and 13th, as well as Ohio, and key states in the west.

Tomorrow, visit www.HillPAC.com to sign up and get the most up to date information.