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June 14, 2003
ePatriots
If you look over under the calendar, you'll see a big blue button that says "Boot Bush!" on it and asks you to make a donation to the DNC. Now, I'll be the first to admit that the DNC isn't always my favourite political organization, but their weaknesses aside, they are in the best position to work on raising money for a Democratic presidential campaign, and I believe that it is far more important to get Bush out of the White House now and then work on fixing the DNC, rather than the other way around (though I do understand the merits of that argument as well)
So, if you've ever thought about donating anything to help support this site, don't. Give it to the DNC instead. Newsweek notes that Bush's team is starting now to raise money for his re-election campaign, and they look to be trying to raise $200 million or more. Keep in mind, that amount of money will be effectively even more, compared to whatever the Democratic candidate can raise, since Bush won't have to spend any money on primary campaigns and caucuses. As the only Republican candidate (or the only one that actually matters, perhaps), the primaries and caucuses are his for the taking. Every dollar he raises can go straight to defeating whomever the Democrats nominate - and with nine in the running now, they'll have to spend a lot just fighting each other. In addition, the new campaign-finance reform rules work against the Democrats in some ways:
In 2000, the Bush campaign recruited a core team of “Pioneers”—premier fund-raisers who brought in $100,000 apiece by “bundling” $1,000 donations from rich friends and associates. With the new expanded limits, the Pioneers have been supplanted by the Rangers—each of whom has now committed to raking in $200,000. GOP veterans say they have a far bigger network of $2,000 donors. By pushing campaign-finance reform, the Democrats “totally screwed themselves,” gloats one Ranger.So, please help out as much as you can - whether you do it through different strings, go straight to the DNC or donate directly to the candidate of your choice, every little bit is going to help in this battle. There's a lot at stake, and we can't afford to sit it out.
Posted by thorswitch at June 14, 2003 10:21 AM
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