It's Chris's gift this election season and it's now earned some major ink.
That's because it's an important project in a critically important election
season.
Every single Democrat not in the midst of a reelection campaign should pony
up all she or he can. The difference could mean taking the House or the Senate
or even both. Call
your representative and ask them to give all they can.
Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn.org, said of the well-off candidates,
“It’s one of those moments when they need to put the interest
of their party ahead of their own personal ambitions.”Chris Bowers, who writes for the popular political blog MyDD.com, conceived
the idea that MoveOn adopted. It was an outgrowth of an online discussion
about how Democrats were considering taking out a loan of up to $10 million
to challenge Republicans in seats that once did not appear competitive.“This is an extraordinary election cycle,” Mr. Bowers said. “By
challenging every seat, we actually stretch Republican resources so thin that
we could swing the election.”By the close of business on Monday, organizers said, only Representative
Barney Frank of Massachusetts had agreed to contribute 30 percent of his campaign
balance, which would amount to nearly $74,000. But other members of Congress,
the organizers said, are considering answering the appeal.“Instead of a small map, we are dealing with a much larger map,”
said Sarah Feinberg, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee. “The issue now is making sure we have the resources to play
in as many races that are up for grabs.”
From the same article, one of Senator John Kerry's chief aides David Wade continues
the push back over recent criticism Kerry has taken, most of which comes from
an anonymous source.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic presidential nominee
in 2004, came under fire last week when it was pointed out that he had contributed
only $15,000 this year to the party’s senatorial committee. Heyjohn.org,
whose creator has remained anonymous, highlights the fact that Mr. Kerry has
$14 million in his campaign accounts.Dismissing the criticism, his spokesman, David Wade, said Mr. Kerry had contributed
$2.8 million to campaign committees, state parties and individual candidates
in this election cycle. And in appearances across the country and in Internet
appeals, Mr. Wade said, the senator has helped raise about $7 million for
candidates.“Cowards can hide behind anonymous Web sites,” Mr. Wade said,
“but Democrats out in the country, party leaders and real net-roots
activists know how hard John Kerry has fought to win these elections.”
I did a money
run down earlier, which explained the situation, but there will always be
others who feel Kerry needs to do even more. You'll have to judge it for yourself.
Oh, but as of this posting, you know that anonymous website Wade goes off on,
heyjohn.org? It looks like it's kaput. We'll
see if it pops back up later.
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Bowers' Use it or lose it
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