h/t to A Girl From Homer
Tickets run from $75-$200 and supposedly some of the money is going to Charity after a public outcry
Yada Yada Yada. Another Glenn Beck Diary. Not so fast my friend. This is a Friday Five Dollar for Scott McAdams Diary
We just reached our goal of $30,000 on the Progressive Electorate/ Daily Kos Act Blue Page !!!!!! Two months early. We now have the lofty goal of 1,000 total contributors. We need 358 between now and election day.
Scott McAdams is one of my favorite candidates this cycle. So many interesting story lines in this race. The underdog appeal. The natural beauty of the State of Alaska. The natural ugly in Sarah Palin and her friend Joe Miller. The favorite goes down.
We have pledged to raise at least $1,000 for Scott McAdams. We are at a little more than $600. Times are tight for everyone. But this is a race where your $10 or $20 can make a major difference. Surely Grizzly Mama and Crazy Glenn will raise some money for Joe The Thriller Miller tomorrow. So let's get our $5's and $10's and make it a match.
Here's a great write-up at Mudflats about why we can win this race despite the pundit feeling that Miller has an advantage
The biggest obstacle for Scott McAdams right now is money. The grassroots is rising, but time is short. He hasn’t had much support or infrastructure because everyone just knew Lisa would win the primary and go back to Washington. Surprise!
McAdams mission now is to quickly let voters know where he stands on the issues, and reassure them that he’s a strong candidate. He’s raising money hand over fist from the base, and from terrified moderates in Alaska, and on Act Blue. But, will the big bucks come from the DSCC or elsewhere? Are they asking themselves why the Republicans are throwing money at this as fast as they can? They ought to be. Will Alaskans loosen up the purse strings and make up for it if the outside money doesn’t come? Time will tell, and there isn’t much of it to spare.
So, why does U.S. News & World Report say that the NRSC shouldn’t be interested in Alaska? And why do the number crunchers say that Miller is a shoe-in? Because they don’t know all this. They think that Alaska is as easy to predict as everywhere else. Guess what happened the last time everyone predicted what would happen? Joe Miller beat Lisa Murkowski. And the time before that? Sarah Palin beat former Governor Tony Knowles. And Mark Begich beat Ted Stevens. And if the polls had been right, we’d have Congressman Ethan Berkowitz (D) in Washington D.C., and Don Young (R) would be off in hip-waders, standing in some river trying to catch one of the last salmon of the season, and enjoying the second year of his retirement.
Think you’ve got Alaska all figured out? Think again.