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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!

[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]

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.

[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.

[regularpapi.livejournal.com]

We gave this year for the first time, too.