By Friday, all campaigns will have made their final advertising purchase of the 2010 cycle. If you contribute to candidates on Orange to Blue, then Act Blue will wire the money to the campaigns you contributed to the next morning.
So, in order for your donation to be used by campaigns for something other than paying off debt, you need to contribute by Thursday, at the absolute latest. There are now less than 100 hours for you to make a contribution to defeat the tea party, save the Democratic majorities in Congress, and protect progressive champions.
This is, quite literally, it. Please, contribute $5, $10, or whatever you can give to Orange to Blue candidates now.
Here is the situation with the polls:
--Republicans are favored to win the House, but Democrats are not out yet. Expect at least two dozen campaigns to be decided by less than 10,000 votes.
--Democrats are favored to win the Senate, but seven campaigns are within 3% or less. The outcome could be anywhere from a 51-49 Republican majority, to a 56-44 Democratic majority.
--While there has been a lot of talk of an enthusiasm gap, Democrats are performing well in early voting, with no enthusiasm gap showing at this point in time.
Quite a bit is yet to be decided, and your contributions will make a difference. Please, contribute to Orange to Blue candidates now.
Your contributions go to candidates who are up against some of the craziest frakking Republicans we have ever seen: Pat Toomey, Rand Paul, Joe Miller, and Christine O’Donnell. Your contributions go to progressive champions like Alan Grayson, Raul Grijalva and Ann McLane Kuster. Your contributions go to Democrats with a real chance to pick up Republican-held seats, like Colleen Hanbusa, Joe Garcia, Manan Travedi and Suzan DelBene. And they have all taken our Orange to Blue questionnaire on the public option, regulating greenhouse gasses, comprehensive immigration reform, labor rights, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, reforming Senate rules, and not joining the Blue Dogs.
Throughout the past year, you guys have met every single fundraising goal we have set on the Orange to Blue page. Now, we are setting one final goal as the election approaches: $1,000,000 for Orange to Blue candidates. That is a lofty goal, but we are already close.
Be a part of the final push. Contribute to Orange to Blue candidates now.