A short while back I posted this diary
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Three days of relentless positive and muscular messaging from the Democrats got me off my butt and set up a weekly donation schedule for the rest of this election period.
I really don't have time to volunteer. Too much is going on with work and family. But I do have enough money to spare some every week until election day. I set it up to be automatic as a hedge against future feelings of being beaten down by the negativity and lies. Essentially, this "bump" of positivity may not last, so I'm making sure my contribution is out there helping even if my enthusiasm gets stomped on by later events.
No matter what, I'm voting. Nothing can damp my enthusiasm enough for that.
Thanks again for all who posted in my prior thread. The sympathy, advice and perspective helped. But reading and watching all those energetic speeches that spoke to my values helped more than anything else. I actually felt represented.
Not everything I heard was perfectly in tune with what I'd wish if I was able to wave a magic wand, but it is a hell of a lot closer than I thought I'd ever hear from a major party in this country in my lifetime.