I can't donate to the national-level Democratic organizations this year. I just can't. If I give to the DSCC, some of that money will go to Blanche Lincoln. And I absolutely will not countenance funding that traitor's re-election. If I give to the DCCC, some of that money will go to Blue Dog and 'New' Democrats, and I can't stand the thought of that either.
Rather than give to the national-level committees, I'm going to donate directly to the people who share my values, and only those candidates. Let the conservadems lose in the general for all I care -- we'd be better off with Republicans taking their place. At least then we'd have enemies sitting across the aisle, rather than traitors in our midst.
I am all for a party with diverse opinions. Senator Lincoln is as entitled to her opinions as I am to mine. However, when a senator uses the rules of Senate procedure to thwart the will of a majority of the American public, that's a step too far. That's what Senator Lincoln has done (along with Landrieu and Nelson, but neither of them is up for re-election this cycle). That's not democracy, that's being a corporate whore. And that's what Lincoln is.
That's why Lincoln has to go -- whether by defeat in the primary if possible, or by defeat in the general if necessary. To help show Senator Lincoln the door (don't worry about her making ends meet, I'm certain her corporate sponsors will reward her for all that she had done on their behalf), please don't give to the DSCC, donate your money directly to the candidates of your choice. We have to starve this woman of as much campaign funding as possible.
If necessary, in the general election consider donating to her Republican opponent. If it comes down to it, I will donate to her Republican opponent. I am that pissed. Better to have an openly hostile Republican in that Senate seat, who we know will oppose the Democrats, than to have Lincoln hold her own party -- and the country -- hostage to the demands of her corporate masters.