The DCCC has been calling and calling and calling and CALLING for months now. I've consistently said "No, once Pelosi took Impeachment off the table you lost my $$$." Usually the caller hangs up real fast at that point. Last week I got another DCCC call. This time from a history professor. She's good. She just about had me convinced to contribute once more. I told her this was a joint decision in our household, that she now needs to also convince my husband. She intends to call him Saturday morning.
Then this morning I get yet another call from the DCCC. This one just started in on her canned pitch with hardly taking a breath. I stopped her and gave her my canned reply. She just said, OK and hung up. It was like OK you don't won't go on my list as a positive call then I won't waste time with you. Her response was vastly different from the history professor, who engaged me in a thoughtful debate.
Now, I have some questions for all of you -- who are far more savvy than I am -- are these volunteers or are they paid telemarketers that are calling me?
But more importantly, should I give $$$ to the DCCC or should I instead give money to individual candidates across the country?
I recently talked to my brother who lives in Nebraska and asked him about Scott Kleeb. My brother was shocked that I had even heard about Kleeb. (My brother plans to vote for Kleeb, but doesn't think he has a realistic chance since Nebraska is such a red-red state.)
I'm inclined to want to give money to Scott Kleeb -- even though he will represent a state thousands of miles from my own and is running for Senate not Congress. I want to give him a fighting chance. That's just one example.
But would my $$$ be better spent going to the DCCC? I've only got a few hundred dollars that I can spare. I want that money to be put to the most effective use possible.