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[lollardfish]

I just donated $15 to Obama/Biden. I'm not sure I've ever donated to a political campaign before.

It feels good. And is the least I can do.

We've got to win this one.

"You can have your opinion, but you can't have your own facts!"

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

Please report back on what happens next, particularly if your experience is different than mine. My first-ever donation to a political campaign was for $25, about 8 years ago, or maybe 10-12. The party in question proceeded to spend far, far more than $25 asking me for more money in that same election. If they'd asked once more, or twice (at most), I would have likely donated again to future campaigns when I was able to. But from what I could tell, my contribution cost the party more than it helped.

I trust that their experience shows that the incessant mailings yield enough additional contributions to make them cost-effective overall, but I wasn't in a position to give them the hundreds (and thousands) of dollars they were spending my contribution to reach for. If I'm going to make contributions, I want to do so in a way that they're a net win rather than a net loss.

My small contribution years ago was a loss for both the party and me. I'd love to learn that the Obama/Biden campaign handles small contributions differently than their political predecessors did!

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

It has been pointed out that it would be best if the campaign stopped asking for more from people who have contributed the legal maximum.

K.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

That makes sense, too. Thanking the maxed out contributors, showing them what you've done with their contributions, and inviting them to help in other, non-financial ways would make sense. Asking them for something they can't legally do is just plain clumsy and bad PR.