For the past 48 days I've made a contribution to a new candidate, announced it here, and encouraged you to join me with matching incentives. Yesterday seven people (counting
cvannatta and
ybruti, whose contributions actually pre-dated mine) matched my contribution to Angie Paccione, so today I'm sending her $5 more. But that seems chintzy, and this is the end, so I'm boosting it to $25.
I had intended to continue this until election day itself, but since contributions abruptly fell off on Friday I've decided the series has run its course. Friday Markos, Chris, and Atrios said it's time to redirect our attention from fundraising to GOTV, and I don't have information that contradicts that - and the dropoff in contributions suggests that the community agrees. I've been doing GOTV - by phone for Debra Bowen and MoveOn and in my precinct for the Democratic party - and I'll continue to do that until election day.
Just in case you find yourself still wanting to contribute, here's a final link to my ActBlue page.
This has been a great experience for me, and I want to thank a few of the many people here who have made it so.
Aeolus and
Christopher Walker have been steady supporters and frequent contributors of dollars, comments, and good advice. Other regular commenters and contributors include
Zack from the SFV,
possum,
maryru,
pattyp,
lawyerDan,
aimeeinkc. I thank you all, and the many, many others who have participated.
I owe special thanks to rescue rangers Alma, ukben, NightProwlKitty, and sidinny - you're doing important work for the site and I appreciate the attention you've given to my series.
I'm also grateful to the folks who put together the extraordinary ActBlue site which made this fundraising effort possible. It's very easy to use as a page creator or as a donor, and it's a great cause. I'm impressed with what they have achieved and very happy they put the site together.
We've done some real good here. $18,000 isn't going to make the difference between a red and a blue Congress - but it's not chump change. And I think, for the most part, it's gone to campaigns that can really use it; close races, savvy and innovative candidates; red districts that are ripe for the plucking. We can't claim credit for the victories we're going to see in just eight days - but we are sure as hell playing a role in those victories. Yay, team - now let's go GOTV!
Day | Candidate | Amount | Matching funds from other Kossacks | donors |
E-56 | Jack Carter | $100 | $406 | 12 |
E-55 | Susan Davis | $20 | $76 | 5 |
E-54 | Francine Busby | $50 | $351 | 15 |
E-53 | John Rinaldi | $20 | $121 | 9 |
E-52 | Ron Klein | $25 | $90 | 7 |
E-51 | Sherrod Brown | $25 x 2 | $161 | 12 |
E-50 | Ned Lamont | $20 x 2 | $235 | 15 |
E-49 | Phil Angelides | $20 x 2 | $95 | 7 |
E-48 | Charlie Brown | $20 x 2 | $345 | 20 |
E-47 | Victoria Wulsin | $25 x 2 | $356 | 19 |
E-46 | James Webb | $20 x 2 | $486 | 18 |
E-45 | Gabrielle Giffords | $20 x 2 | $128 | 11 |
E-44 | Debra Bowen | $100 x 2 | $611 | 20 |
E-43 | Jon Tester | $20 | $281 | 13 |
E-42 | Tammy Duckworth | $20 x 2 | $287 | 17 |
E-41 | Maxine Waters | $20 | $0 | 1 |
E-40 | Jim Brandt | $20 x 2 | $186 | 11 |
E-39 | Coleen Rowley | $20 x 2 | $450 | 15 |
E-38 | Dan Seals | $20 x 3 | $526 | 21 |
E-37 | John Laesch | $20 x 2 | $303 | 15 |
E-36 | Zachary Space | $20 x 2 | $266 | 19 |
E-35 | Scott Kleeb | $20 x 2 | $471 | 23 |
E-34 | Nancy Skinner | $20 x 2 | $196 | 12 |
E-33 | Mary Jo Kilroy | $20 x 2 | $251 | 18 |
E-32 | Eric Massa | $20 x 2 | $151 | 10 |
E-31 | Christine Jennings | $20 x 2 | $191 | 13 |
E-30 | Darcy Burner | $20 x 2 | $606 | 23 |
E-29 | Jill Derby | $20 x 2 | $92 | 11 |
E-28 | Patty Wetterling | $20 x 3 | $481 | 25 |
E-27 | Larry Kissell | $20 x 2 | $295 | 13 |
E-26 | John Hall | $20 x 3 | $291 | 16 |
E-25 | Wendy Wilde | $20 x 3 | $446 | 24 |
E-24 | Jack Davis | $20 | $46 | 6 |
E-23 | Nancy Boyda | $20 x 2 | $221 | 11 |
E-22 | Patricia Madrid | $20 x 2 | $166 | 13 |
E-21 | Jerry McNerney | $20 x 3 | $505 | 23 |
E-20 | Larry Grant | $20 x 3 | $866 | 24 |
E-19 | Linda Stender | $20 x 2 | $246 | 11 |
E-18 | Claire McCaskill | $20 x 2 | $691 | 21 |
E-17 | Julia Carson | $20 | $261 | 13 |
E-16 | Peter Goldmark | $20 x 6 | $2400 | 85 |
E-15 | Barry Welsh | $20 x 3 | $280 | 11 |
E-14 | Ellen Simon | $20 x 2 | $144 | 9 |
E-13 | Andrew Hurst | $20 x 2 | $470 | 13 |
E-12 | Stephen A. Harrison | $20 x 3 | $310 | 13 |
E-11 | Clint Curtis | $20 x 2 | $70 | 4 |
E-10 | Clint Curtis | $5 | $30 | 4 |
E-9 | Angie Paccione | $5 | $40 | 6 |
TOTAL | | $2205 | $15989 | 737 |