/*
Theme Name: Dave Thomas
http://www.thomas2010.com
Description:  David Thomas for Congress
Version: 1
Author: TLM
Author URI: http://www.twolanternmedia.com
Tags: red, white, and blue
*/

html, body{ 
 margin:0; 
 padding:0; 
 text-align:center;
 font-size: 13px;
 font-family: helvetica, verdana, arial, sans serif;
 color: #000;
}

body{
 background: #ccc url(images/bk.png) repeat-x top;
}

.internal {
 background: #919191 url(images/bk_01.png) repeat-x top;
}

/* Global Tags */

a{
 outline: none;
 color: #356297;
 font-weight: bold;
 text-decoration: none;
}

a:focus{
 outline: none;
}

a:hover{
 color: #bbc7f9;
 text-decoration: underline;
}

::-moz-selection{
 background: #339933;
 color: #fff;
}

::selection{
 background: #339933;
 color: #fff;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5{
 margin: .5em 0;
 padding: 0;
}

img, img a{
 border: 0;
 max-width: 100%;
 -ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;
}

hr{
 background: #e7e7e7;
 height: 1px;
 border: 0;
 clear: both;
}

blockquote{
 background: #f3f3f3;
 width:85%;
 margin-bottom: 36px;
 padding: 10px;
 border-top: 1px #999 dotted;
 border-bottom: 1px #999 dotted;
}

blockquote::-moz-selection{
 background: #66cc66;
 color: #fff;
}

blockquote::selection{
 background: #66cc66;
 color: #fff;
}

blockquote .quote_source{
 position: relative;
 background: #f3f3f3;
 margin-top: 10px;
 margin-bottom: -40px; /* Fixes it in IE */
 padding: 4px;
 float: right;
 overflow: visible;
 clear: none;
 border-bottom: 1px #999 dotted;
 border-left: 1px #999 dotted;
 border-right: 1px #999 dotted;
 font-style: oblique;
}

/******* Form *******/

#guideline {
	float: right;
	color: #333;
	width: 235px;
	font: 80%/1.5em Verdana, Sans-serif;
	margin: 20px 0 0 15px;
}

#guideline h4 {
	font: 110% Helvetica, Sans-serif;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa;
	padding-bottom: 6px;
}

#guideline ul {
	list-style-type: square;
	margin: 6px 0 30px 15px;
}

#guideline li {
	margin: 0 5px 12px;
}

#leftcol form .comment {
	overflow: hidden;
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #afc79f;
	margin-top: 20px;
}

#leftcol form fieldset {
	border: none;
	font-size: 90%;
	padding: 10px 15px;
	margin: 1px;
}

form label {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
	color: #3f5a3e;
	font-size: 0.95em;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	margin-bottom: -5px;
}

form label small {
	position: absolute;
	right: 0;
	color: #3f5a3e;
	font-size: 90%;
	text-transform: none;
	text-align: right;
	margin-left: 40%;
}

form label small a:hover {
	color: #ccc;
	border-color: #888; 
}

form input[type="text"], form textarea {
	display: block;
	width: 380px;
	padding: 3px 0;
	background-color: #f6feee;
        border: 1px solid #dedede;
}

form textarea {
	height: 200px;
}

form input[type="submit"]#submit {
	display: block;
	float: right;
        background-color: #dedede;
}

form label.required input {
	background-color: #f1fdc6;
}

form p.success {
	color: #2c421b;
	background-color: #8acd55;
	padding: 5px 15px;
	border-top: 1px solid #a9fa68;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #6fa444;
	margin: 1px !important;
}

form p.error {
	color: #5f311b;
	background-color: #fb834b;
	border-top: 1px solid #fcc8a4;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ae5832;
	padding: 5px 15px;
	margin: 1px !important;
}

form label.error{
	color: #b12123;
	font-weight: bold;
}

form#publish-article {
	text-align: center;
}

form#publish-article fieldset button#submit {
	cursor: pointer;
	color: #333;
	background: url("images/button.gif") 0 0 no-repeat;
	width: 130px;
	height: 30px;
	border: none;
}

/* Global Structure */

#pagewidth{
 width:960px; 
 text-align:left;
 margin: 0;
 padding: 0;
 margin-left:auto; 
 margin-right:auto;
 background:#eee;
} 
 
#header{
 position: relative;
 height:170px; 
 width:1275px;
 margin: 0 auto;
 padding: 0;
 display: block;
}

#join{
 position: absolute;
 top: 0;
 right: 0;
 background: url('images/join_the_team.png') no-repeat top;
 width: 346px;
 height: 115px;
 padding-left: 15px;
 padding-top: 50px;
 display: block;
 text-align: left;
}

#join .email, #join .zip{
 width: 200px;
 background: #eee;
 border: 3px #003366 solid;
 font-size: 1.2em;
 padding: 2px;
 display: inline;
 position: relative;
}
#join label{
 position: relative;
 width: 70px;
 display: inline-block;
 float: left;
 line-height: 30px;
 color: #fff;
 font-weight: bold;
 font-size: 1.2em;
 clear:both;
}

#join .zip{
 width: 100px;
}

.join_text{
 width: 350px;
 height: 50px;
 line-height: 18px;
 color: #fff;
 display: block;
 overflow: hidden;
}

#join p {
 font-weight:bold;
 margin-top:0px;
 background:#fff;
 text-align:center;
}

#join p.error {
 color:#aa0606;
}

#join p.success {
 color:#539f65;
}

#leftcol{
 width:690px; 
 float:left; 
 position:relative;
}

#rightcol{
 background: #eee;
 width:270px; 
 float:right; 
 position:relative; 
}

/* Home Page Specific */

#main{
 background: url('images/main.png') no-repeat top;
 width: 100%;
 height: 281px;
 padding-top: 9px;
}

#featured{
position: relative;
top:-9px;
width: 960px;
height: 290px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0;
display: inline;
}

#action{
 position: relative;
 width: 100%;
 height: 75px;
 display: block;
}

#action a, #action a:hover, #action a:visited, #action a:active {
 color:#fff;
 text-decoration:none;
}

.item_contribute, .item_volunteer, .item_events, .item_spread{
 position: relative;
 width: 170px;
 height: 67px;
 margin: 0;
 padding: 0;
 padding-top: 10px;
 padding-left: 70px;
 float: left;
 display: inline;
 clear: none;
 overflow: hidden;
 text-transform: uppercase;
 color: #fff;
 font-weight: bold;
 text-align: center;
 font-size: 1.25em;
}

.item_contribute em, .item_volunteer em, .item_events em, .item_spread em{
 text-transform: lowercase;
 font-family: serif;
}

.action_mid{
 line-height: 65px;
}

.item_contribute{
 background: url('images/contribute.png') no-repeat top left;
}

.item_volunteer{
 background: url('images/volunteer.png') no-repeat top left;
}

.item_events{
 background: url('images/events.png') no-repeat top left;
}

.item_spread{
 background: url('images/spread.png') no-repeat top left;
}

/* Content */

#content{
 background: #fff;
 padding: 15px;
 text-align: justify;
 line-height: 1.5em;
}

#content h1{
 margin-bottom: 3px;
 margin-top: 0;
 color: #003366;
 text-transform: uppercase;
}

#content .article h2{
 margin: 0;
 padding: 0;
 font-size: 1.8em;
 letter-spacing: .06em;
 font-weight: ;
}

#content .article{
 position: relative;
 margin-bottom: 30px;
 padding: 0;
 display: block;
 float: left;
/* took out something to make this IE compliant */
}

#content .article .read_more{
 position: relative;
 background: url('images/arrow_right.png') no-repeat;
 background-position: 98%;
 margin: 5px;
 margin-right: 0;
 padding: 4px;
 padding-right: 30px;
 display: block;
 float: right;
 clear: both;
 border: 1px #e7e7e7 solid;
 font-size: 1.1em;
 font-weight: bold;
}

#content .article .read_more:hover{
 background: #66cc66 url('images/arrow_right.png') no-repeat;
 background-position: 98%;
 color: #fff;
 border: 1px #339933 solid;
}

#content .article .read_more a{
 color: #000;
 text-decoration: none;
}

.blue_label{
 position: relative;
 background: #356297;
 padding: 3px;
 float: right;
 color: #fff;
}

.by_line{
 color: #999;
}

.by_line a{
 color: #333;
 font-weight: bold;
}

.paidfor{
 width: 215px;
 border: 1px #496f92 solid;
 padding: 6px;
 margin: 20px auto;
 clear:both;
 color: #496f92;
}

	.fill_250{
	 width: 250px;
	 margin: 0 auto;
	 padding: 0;
	 display: block;
	}

#social {
 position: absolute;
 top: 50px;
 right: 18px;
 padding-top:50px;
}

.socnet{
 border: 0;
 
}

/* Sidebar */

#sidebar{
 width: 250px;
 margin: 0 auto;
 padding: 0;
 display: block;
}

.sidebar_white{
 background: #fff;
 width: 250px;
 margin-bottom: 15px;
 padding: 0;
 overflow: visible;
 clear: both;
}

.sidebar_white_top_10 {
	margin-top:40px;
}

/* Footer */

#footer{
 position: relative;
 width: 100%;
 text-align:center;
 height: 60px;
 margin-bottom: 30px;
 padding: 0;
 display: block;
 overflow: hidden;
 margin: auto;
}

.siteby{
 margin:auto;
 right: 0;
 top: 25px;
 text-align:right;
 width:960px;
 padding-top:10px;
}

.siteby a{
 background: #ddd;
 padding: 3px;
}

.siteby a:hover {
 color:#003366;
}

/* Extra Styling */

.fade{
 opacity:.50; filter:alpha (opacity=50);-moz-opacity:.5;
}

.spacer{
 clear: both;
 display: block;
 height: 10px;
}

/* Link Image Replacement */
#navigation{position:relative;height:64px;width:960px;margin: 0;padding: 0;display:block;}
#navigation ul {margin:0; padding:0; list-style-type:none; width: 960px;display:block;}
#navigation li {float:left;}
#navigation li.list1 {background:transparent url(images/nav_01.png);}
#navigation li.list2 {background:transparent url(images/nav_02.png);}
#navigation li.list3 {background:transparent url(images/nav_03.png);}
#navigation li.list4 {background:transparent url(images/nav_04.png);}
#navigation li.list5 {background:transparent url(images/nav_05.png);}


#navigation a#item1 {background:transparent url(images/navb_01.png) 1px -64px no-repeat;}
#navigation a#item2 {background:transparent url(images/navb_02.png) 1px -64px no-repeat;}
#navigation a#item3 {background:transparent url(images/navb_03.png) 1px -64px no-repeat;}
#navigation a#item4 {background:transparent url(images/navb_04.png) 1px -64px no-repeat;}
#navigation a#item5 {background:transparent url(images/navb_05.png) 1px -64px no-repeat;}


#navigation a#item1:hover {background-position:0 0; z-index:50;}
#navigation a#item2:hover {background-position:0 0; z-index:50;}
#navigation a#item3:hover {background-position:0 0; z-index:50;}
#navigation a#item4:hover {background-position:0 0; z-index:50;}
#navigation a#item5:hover {background-position:0 0; z-index:50;}

#navigation {display:block; width:960px;}

#navigation a.list1 {display:block; width:122px; height:0; padding-top:64px; color:#000; overflow:hidden;}
#navigation a.list2 {display:block; width:207px; height:0; padding-top:64px; color:#000; overflow:hidden;}
#navigation a.list3 {display:block; width:241px; height:0; padding-top:64px; color:#000; overflow:hidden;}
#navigation a.list4 {display:block; width:220px; height:0; padding-top:64px; color:#000; overflow:hidden;}
#navigation a.list5 {display:block; width:170px; height:0; padding-top:64px; color:#000; overflow:hidden;}

/* end Link Image Replacement */

/* Attribute Styles */

.center{
 margin: 0 auto;
 display: block;
}

.btm_10{
 margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.top_10{
 margin-top: 10px;
}

.right{
 float: right;
}

.left{
 float: left;
}


 /* *** Float containers fix *** */ 
.clearfix:after {
 content: "."; 
 display: block; 
 height: 0; 
 clear: both; 
 visibility: hidden;
 }
 
.clearfix{display: inline-block;}

/* Hides from IE-mac \*/
* html .clearfix{height: 1%;}
.clearfix{display: block;}
/* End hide from IE-mac */  


 /*printer styles*/ 
 @media print{ 
/*hide the left column when printing*/ 
#leftcol{display:none;} 

/*hide the right column when printing*/ 
#rightcol{display:none;} 
#twocols, #maincol{width:100%; float:none;}
}


/******* Article *******/

#article  {
	padding-top:25px;
}

#article h3 {
	padding-right: 40px;
}

#article h1 {
	font-size:16px;
}

#article p.date {
	position: absolute;
	top: -2px;
	right: 15px;
	color: #003366;
	background: url("images/ribbon.gif") 50% 0 no-repeat;
	width: 54px;
	height: 87px;
	font: bold 1.7em/0.7em Helvetica, Sans-serif;
	text-align: center;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-shadow: #5d1d1f -1px -2px 0;
	letter-spacing: 2px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	margin: 0;
}

#article p.date span {
	display: block;
	font: normal 0.55em/1em Helvetica, Sans-serif;
	margin-top: 0.5em;
}

#article ul.meta {
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	color: #599777;
	list-style: none;
	margin: -2em 0 0;
}

#article ul.meta li {
	display: inline;
}

#article ul.meta li.icon-filed-under {
	background: url("images/icons/filed-under.gif") 0 50% no-repeat;
	padding-left: 18px;
	float: left;
}

#article ul.meta li.icon-comments {
	float: right;
	background: url("images/icons/comment-bubble.gif") 0 50% no-repeat;
	padding-left: 18px;
}

#article a.read-more {
	background: url("images/icons/read-more.gif") 100% 50% no-repeat;
	padding-right: 15px;
}

/******* Comments *******/

#comments dl.comment {
	overflow: hidden;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
	padding: 0.5em 0;
}

#comments dl.comment dt {
	color: #6a6a6a;
	float: left;
	width: 134px;
	text-align: right;
	padding-right: 10px;
}

#comments dl.comment.authorised {
	background: url("images/comment-authorised.png") 0 0 repeat;
}

#comments dl.comment dt em {
	display: block;
	color: #888;
	font: normal 0.85em Helvetica, Sans-serif;
}

#comments dl.comment dd {
	color: #575449;
	padding-left: 1em;
	border-left: 1px dotted #ccc;
	padding: 0 10px 0.3em;
	margin-left: 143px;
}

#comments dl.comment dd p {
	margin: 0 0 1em;
}

/******* Issues *******/

#issues_listing{
color: #000;
font-size: 1em;
list-style-type: none;
}

#issues_listing li{
 list-style-type: none;
margin: 2px;
padding: 3px;
}

#issues_listing .title a{
 font-size: 1.2em;
 font-family: serif;
 color: #003366;
}

#issues_listing desc{
 width: 95%;
background: #eee;
border: 2px #999 solid;
padding: 3px;
margin 2px;
}

.float-img {
 float:right;
 margin-left:40px;
 margin-top:20px;
 margin-bottom:20px;
}

.day {
 margin-left:5px;
}

.small_date {
	float: right;
	color: #599777;
}

.fix{
	clear: both;
	height: 1px;
	margin: -1px 0 0;
	overflow: hidden
}

.post {
	margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}


.send_button {
      display:block;
    float:left;
    margin:0 7px 0 15px;
    background-color:#f5f5f5;
    border:1px solid #dedede;
    border-top:1px solid #eee;
    border-left:1px solid #eee;

    font-family:"Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size:12px;
    line-height:130%;
    text-decoration:none;
    font-weight:bold;
    color:#565656;
    cursor:pointer;
    padding:5px 10px 6px 7px; /* Links */
}


legend {
     font-size: 16px;
     font-weight: bold;
}

.legend_fix {
     font-size: 16px;
     font-weight: bold;
}