Americans Against Escalation in Iraq (AAEI), an anti-war coalition made up of progressive, veteran and union groups, will target Randy Kuhl as part of its "Iraq Summer" event. According to a New York Times story, AAEI will deploy a total of 86 activists, who will have the goal of organizing 1,000 events, by Labor Day. Kuhl, and Jim Walsh in nearby NY-25, are two of 40 Republican legislators targeted.
AAEI's press release says that these organizers will work for ten weeks in targeted areas, making contact with local activists and veterans groups. "A barrage of events, letter writing campaigns, endorsement efforts, and local legislative events are planned for each targeted state or district."
MoveOn.org is a major sponsor of AAEI, and this campaign sounds like the same old MoveOn tactics that energize the same set of players. My guess is that AAEI will make some noise, but they won't change the minds of either Randy Kuhl or the voters who supported him in the last election. When Kuhl starts getting letters that begin "I'm a Republican, I voted for you in the last election, and I'm going to vote against you because of your support of the Iraq War", then his position will change.
As for voters, I think they're looking for a more sophisticated alternative than "stop the war responsibly", AAEI's stated goal. They want a salvage plan that gets us something out of this misadventure. AAEI doesn't have that. I have no doubt that they'll generate some sound and fury, but they don't bring anything new to the table.