Kos says that we should withhold donations to the OFA, DCCC and DSCC because donating to them is against our interests (healthcare and reproductive rights). OFA was nowhere to be found on Question 1, so can they blame us if we're nowhere to be found for them? This has upset some folks who think that withholding $$ for anti-choice Dems is shrinking the party and akin to teabagging. In case you forgot this is what teabagging is like.
(PS: The all too patient Representative there is NY-10's Tim Bishop, who voted No on Stupak and Yes on HR 3962.)
Kos list starts off with a bang
AL-02 (Bright, Blue Dog -- NO)
AL-05 (Griffith, Blue Dog -- NO)
These two received over $2,000,000 and for that we have a slightly larger majority in Congress, better ratios in the committees and an occasional vote better than their Republican counterparts. According to this AFL-Cio voting record, Bright was good for 4 votes more than his Republican friend Mike Rogers, and Griffith was good for 2 more. None of these votes were close.
So Rep. Stupak and his fellow anti-choice friends don't want to pay for something they disagree with? Then neither do I. I need a Stupak/Pitts clause on my DCCC, DSCC and OFA donation form. I want my money separated from going to anyone who voted for that.
Please do not waste your time asking me to give money to something I don't believe in (Stupak and friends). The irony of that is too much.
Keep in mind I'm not advocating primarying any of these D's that voted for Stupak, just trying to spend my money where I want. I'm unemployed at the moment but I gave a few dollars today to help Adam Bonin's effort to reward good Democrats that voted no on Stupak and Yes on HR 3962. I also threw a couple of bones towards the 10 candidates we're supporting at Progressive Electorate. Don't be shy even $1 sends a message.
Do you know who you want to support in 2010? Do you support withholding money from the DCCC, DSCC or OFA? How and when does Kos pick the R2B and O2B candidates? Should the OFA, DCCC, DSCC offer a Stupak-Pitts type clause so that we can give to the group but not support certain Dems?