Attention (Democratic Party-supporting) Shoppers:
I WILL MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES THROUGH SUNDAY
From now until Sunday at 11pm (US-ET), I am providing a 25% match on all of your donations (up to a maximum of $400) on my ActBlue fundraising page. You pick the candidate(s) of your choice from my list and donate what you can. On Sunday night, I'll connect at 11:00pm (US-EDT) and bump the number donated today by 25%.
So your $40 donation becomes $50, and so on, right on up to an aggregate of $1,200 $1,600 contributed by the communal "you" over the next 72-hours. We're starting at $4,013 in the pool as of now, so let's see if we can hit $6,013 by Sunday night.
I began this humble fundraising page a couple of months ago in hopes of making it to $2,500. But through contributions from folks like you, it's now reached beyond $4,000 and climbing. Now, my objective is to reach beyond $5,000 raised for some great Democrats before the Federal Elections Commission reporting deadline at the end of this month, and a stretch goal of reaching $10,000 before election day.
Not only can you donate to President Obama on this page, but you can give to any of three dozen outstanding Democratic candidates for US Senate and US House seats (detailed list of candidates below the orange croissant).
Thank you in advance for your generous support - now let's help elect some great Democrats!
So Who's Who on my ActBlue fundraising page? Here's my list of some great Democratic candidates who can help keep the Senate BLUE and help retake the House as well!
President
+ Barack Obama
U.S. Senate
+ Elizabeth Warren - MA
+ Tammy Baldwin - WI
+ Chris Murphy - CT
+ Tim Kaine - VA
+ Claire McCaskill - MO
+ Sherrod Brown - OH
+ Mazie Hirono - HI
+ Richard Carmona - AZ
+ Martin Heinrich - NM
+ Heidi Heitkamp - ND [added per the comment from hilltopper]
+ Bill Nelson - FL
+ Debbie Stabenow - MI
+ Kirsten Gillibrand - NY
+ Maria Cantwell - WA
+ Bob Kerrey - NE
+ Jon Tester - MT
+ Shelley Berkley - NV
+ Joe Donnelly - IN
+ Amy Klobuchar - MN
+ Sheldon Whitehouse - RI
+ Bernie Sanders - VT
U.S. House of Representatives
+ Niki Tsongas - MA-03 (my Representative!)
+ Annie Kuster - NH-02
+ Carol Shea-Porter - NH-01
+ Rob Zerban - WI-01 (running to completely "de-seat" Paul Ryan!)
+ Ami Bera - CA-07
+ Jose Hernandez - CA-10
+ Jerry McNerney - CA-09
+ Jerry Tetalman - CA-49
+ Suzan DelBene - WA-01
+ Joe Garcia - FL-26
+ Alan Grayson - FL-09
+ Patrick Murphy - FL-18 (let's help Murphy politically "neuter" Allen West!)
+ Manan Trivedi - PA-06
+ Christie Vilsack - IA-04
+ Sue Thorn - WV01
+ Tim Walz - MN-01
Committees and Organizations
+ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
+ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
+ Democratic National Committee (DNC)
+ Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)
+ Democracy For America Strategic Fund (DFA)
[Note 100% of all funds donated via ActBlue go directly to the candidate(s) campaign(s). ActBlue is a secure site that respects your personal privacy and since 2004 has raised over $300 million for Democrats and Progressive causes. When you give, you can also choose to leave ActBlue a 'tip' for their work in raising money to elect more and better Democrats.]
11:24 PM PT: Update -- Added Heidi Heitkamper, per a suggestion from "hilltopper" in the comments. The fundraising page is now up to $4,468 - thanks!
Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 5:50 AM PT: Update as of 8:45am US-ET: We're now up to $4,693. Nearly $700 raised overnight - thanks to all who helped get this far and let's keep it rolling, please!
Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 3:03 PM PT: Here's the 6:00 PM (US-ET) update: we're at $4,819 now -- $806 more than when the "donation match" began!
Keep rocking it, Kossacks!