Take Down the Tea Party Ten in 2012!

Sometimes the actions of elected representatives become so odious that urgent action is required. Many of the Tea Party-affiliated House Republicans were elected in 2010 on a wave of concern about a very troubled economy and with millions of dollars in expenditures by political groups associated with Karl Rove or the Koch brothers. Their actions in Congress have been beyond the pale.

They voted to deny the science on global warming, to change the very definition of rape, to deny funds to Planned Parenthood for the provision of contraception, to expand tax breaks for the top 1%, and to eliminate Medicare and leave seniors and the disabled at the mercy of the insurance industry.

It is with a passionate and long-standing commitment to social change that CREDO announces the formation of the CREDO SuperPAC, which will have a singular goal: To defeat ten of the most extreme Tea Party-affiliated members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 so at least a limited measure of sanity may be restored to our national politics.

The CREDO SuperPAC will run a grassroots campaign in ten districts. We will mobilize our members to inform voters of the Tea Party incumbent's perfidy, to peacefully confront and question them at public gatherings, and to turn out thousands of volunteers for door-to-door canvassing and member-to-member phone calls.

Our goal is simple‚ to defeat ten Tea Party-affiliated House Republicans and begin to change Washington.

To accomplish this, we'll also need you to volunteer, donate and help us spread the word. Please sign the pledge to help us Take Down the Tea Party Ten so we can count you in and follow up with opportunities to get involved. We also need your financial support. Please be as generous as you can — and make a contribution of $5 via ActBlue.

Becky Bond‚ CREDO Political Director