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The Democracy for America contest for scholarships to Netroots Nation goes through tomorrow.  The top 3 votegetters win automatic scholarships.  If you look here, you will see I am in 2nd place, apparently comfortably.  But the woman in 1st got 1100 in one day (which is why she is in first - my best day was 275) and the woman currently in 4th has over 200 in the past 24 hours.

I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me.  If you have not yet voted for me, please do.

If you can get others to vote for me, I'd be very grateful.  

You can click on my picture on the link above, or simply click here -  you can then add your vote and see whom you are joining in supporting me.  Thanks

I would like very much to go to Netroots Nation in Minneapolis in June.  Here's the problem -

I am a school teacher in a district with serious money trouble.  As a result I have lost my National Board stipend and been furloughed 4 days, leading to cut in income of just under $9,000.  I cannot afford to go to NN11 without some help.

So I entered the Democracy for America Scholarship Competition.  While they will award 40 scholarships, the only way to guarantee winning one is to finish in the top 3 in one of the two rounds of voting.

The first round of voting ends March 28.  I am currently in 1st place, but there is no guarantee I will stay in the top 3.  I need help.

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