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A Quick Guide to Slates

by Patrick Ruffini :: August 24th, 2007 3:26 pm

(Crossposted to Rightroots.)

The next big version of Rightroots.com will give anyone the power to create their own slate of candidates, and to promote that slate anywhere online. As part of the beta site, we didn’t want to create just one slate, and only give you the opportunity to support those candidates. We wanted to give you the opportunity to support anyone you wanted — but how to sort through the hundreds of Republicans running for Congress and the White House?

For our beta stage, we’ve created a handful of slates highlighting close races and members of Congress who’ve stuck to their conservative guns. We’ve put together this quick guide to slates. And it won’t stop there. To request a slate specially created for your blog or GOP/conservative group before the official launch, just drop us a line.

White House ‘08. Support your favorite GOP Presidential candidate(s) from one page, taking advantage of credit card processing rates that are lower than on virtually any of the candidates’ Web sites.
Key House Challengers. We’ve picked out some of the most promising House challengers across the country, the ones who’ve shown they have what it takes to run winning races and win back the 16 seats to retake the majority from Nancy Pelosi & Co.
Key Senate Races. Republicans are just two seats away from the majority in the Senate, but we have some tough terrain to defend from Democrats bent on complete control of Washington. Support key Republican Senators — and help put the Senate back on the right track.
100% No Earmarks. Stand with House conservatives who vote against each and every single pork parrel earmark on the floor of the House. This is a small, hardy band right now, but if we show Congress that it pays to vote against wasteful spending every time, the rightroots can help change that.
Securing Our Borders. Earlier this year, the deeply flawed Senate immigration bill went down in flames. Say "thank you" to some of the Senators and Senate candidates who led the fight.