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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!"

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[neogrammarian.livejournal.com]

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

Oh please, the republibots enshrine their own facts in newsmedia and textbooks every day!

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

I know. I am so angry. All the time.

[neogrammarian.livejournal.com]

and how.

[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.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Thank you for doing "the least you could". If you truly believe that this is that important, please, find a way to do the most you can. This is a sentiment that you'll be running across from me in other LJs as well. B. thinks I am strident and nasty about making this point, but my heart tells me that "we've got to win this one", too.

I will be working on the campaign full time starting next week, and until the new baby comes. Maybe longer; it'll depend on how mom and baby are doing, of course. Not to mention the big brother.

K.
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.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

I agree, I'm just not sure what the "most I can" is. It's not more financial giving, really.

What I am really trying to do is to write something and get it published. It's a hard thing for me to write, but I'll try to finish it tonight.

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

I knock on doors in iffy neighborhoods at night.

Don't get mad, get even! Oh I mean I don't like Repugnants!!!

Go Bears!

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

Obama likes yur mama!

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

Yay! We made a couple donations ourselves...

[tesla-aldrich.livejournal.com]

Me too - yesterday I went to the Obama site and bought some stickers and signs and made a donation.

I'm intending to get involved with voter-turnout efforts this year; I think it's one area where I can do some real good.

[creidylad.livejournal.com]

I agree. Sometimes it's hard figuring out what the 'most' you can do is.

I see real needs in the campaign, but no way to really help solve them, except to write them polite letters with strong suggestions.

We're trying to juggle time so that one member of the family can give meaningful time in our nearest swing state, but it's hard with the presses of family.

We've considered that half our available money should go to Obama and perhaps half to the nastiest attack-dog group (on our side) that we can find, but we're not sure who that is yet.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

If you figure out who the attack-dog group is, let me know. Moveon.org is not it.

[creidylad.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we've come to the same conclusion.

Did you see this?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/biden.special.needs/index.html

WHY THE HELL AREN'T THE DEMOCRATS PUTTING OUT TALKING POINTS OT THE MEDIA EVERY DAMNED DAY ABOUT WHAT PALIN AND MCCAIN ARE SAYING?

Republican daily talking point. TOTAL BS. Now it's a headline.

[creidylad.livejournal.com]

No, sorry, I need to froth at the mouth about this a bit longer:

a) Biden is RIGHT

b) Palin offered nothing concrete in her speech (typical of this campaign -- offer no plans so there is nothing to attack!) but she did throw down the gauntlet so SHE POLITICIZED IT

c) wake up! Stem cell research has been a political issue for YEARS

[creidylad.livejournal.com]

Why is CNN falling for this crap??

[regularpapi.livejournal.com]

We gave this year for the first time, too.