UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who has pledged, donated, and/or signed up to volunteer during this little Clean Elections moneybomb! --Bill

So, what's a "money bomb?" It's a fundraiser focused on a particular day (or days, in this case), and often built around a particular issue.

For our first Citizens' Money Bomb, we're focused on the issue of public financing of elections, a key progressive reform that I've long advocated and will champion in the Congress. Next Sunday will be the 10th anniversary of a key ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court during the saga of our voter-approved Clean Elections law that became law in 1998 -- with overwhelming support in western Massachusetts. But then it was slowly starved, undermined, chipped away at, and ultimately repealed in 2003 by legislators who didn't believe we should have a level playing field and competitive elections.

In fact, when presented with a real test of progressive leadership on a key issue, many legislators failed miserably.

For our Clean Elections Money Bomb, we're asking folks to pledge to donate $5 to $99 to my campaign between February 26-29. (Some people have skipped the pledge part and donated already. Thanks!)

The opportunity here is to spread the word about our campaign to fix what's broken, elect true progressive champions to the Congress, and move ahead in our battle to create an economy that works for everyone and a democracy that includes us all.

So please pledge and then invite others to do, too!