Ginsburg's passing really broke my wife.

[Statistical]

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She was crying last night. Ginsburg really was her hero. I want to make a donation in Ginsburg's memory to the senate seats most likely to flip. Any suggestions? Progressives, women, or minority candidates would be a bonus but I am a pragmatic guy would prefer seats which are winnable.

UPDATE:
Based on suggestions I am going to donate to
Harrison
Gideon
Bullock
Greenfield

in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in order to try and turn the Senate blue and protect her legacy.

[Dream Girl]

1. I'd start with Jamie Harrison

[tblue37]

2. Jaime Harrison, to get rid of Lindsey Graham. They are presently tied. nt

[Leghorn21]

3. Jaime Harrison, Stat -

and THANK YOU

[dem4decades]

4. There was a 500% match for a Harrison donation today. After i donated a

Page came up and if i donated again it was 600% match.

[Statistical]

14. Thanks. Do you have a link to that? Was it just on his website?

[dem4decades]

24. try this

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_sr_fr_q32020_defeatgraham-a?source=MS_AD_D-DD_2020.09.18_X_FB_LALP__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IlR1cm5vdXREeW5hbWljIiwiYXVkaWVuY2UiOiJEZWZlYXRHcmFoYW0ifQ&fbclid=IwAR3-rG4MttO_YoWMYt_F874HBMcarLCOgCSEfir_V4QkdxSH6cuOYKEI7pM

[Statistical]

27. Thanks just used it. Decided to go with Harrison, Giddeon, Bullock, and Greenfield

[dem4decades]

28. Awesome. I'm pretty depressed but that made me feel better.

[volstork]

37. Done!

Thanks for the link!

[FailureToCommunicate]

47. Thanks for the link. Just sent in more $.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Harrison, Bullock in Montana

Gideon in Maine, is another.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Bullock in Montana, he's been a very popular gov, and Montana Dems are MOTIVATED

For reals.

[Statistical]

18. Thanks. Added him to the list. nt

[wryter2000]

7. The woman running against Susan Collins in Maine

I think her name is Sara Gideon.

[lanlady]

8. Amy McGrath

https://amymcgrath.com/

[Codeine]

19. He specifically mentioned people who can win.

McGrath is down nearly 20 points. She’s so done she’s falling off the bone.

[Bayard]

29. Depends on which poll you're looking at

"A recent poll carried out by Quinnipiac University showed McConnell with the support of 49 percent of Kentucky voters compared to just 44 percent backing McGrath. But polling by Bluegrass Data Analytics showed a somewhat closer race, although McConnell still led by 3 percentage points. In that survey, the Republican was supported by 49 percent of Kentucky voters as opposed to 46 percent who backed the Democratic challenger." Per Newsweek, on 9/15.

She can do it.

[crickets]

9. You might be interested in this:

Get Mitch or Die Trying
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/getmitch

Contributions are split among about a dozen top Senate races that the organization believes will make the biggest difference, including Jaime Harrison.

We are all devastated by the loss of RBG, but my heart goes out to your wife for taking it so especially hard.

[Ananda62]

35. I donated to the GetMitch site

And to Jaime Harrison directly and to the NVDems. Three donations in 1 hour after learning of RBG’s death. I’m a retiree and on a fixed income, but this is the most important election of my life and I give what I can.

[IrishEyes]

10. Personally, I donated to MJ Hegar in Texas.

[northoftheborder]

12. Ditto - against Cornyn

[mokawanis]

11. My 13 y.o granddaughter adored Ginsburg

As soon as we heard the bad news my wife called our granddaughter to console her. I can't think of a better role-model than Ginsburg and I'm so glad my granddaughter felt a strong attachment to her.

[Blue_true]

13. Jaime Harrison-South Carolina, Steve Bullock-Montana, Cal Cunningham-North Carolina

I made contributions to Biden/Harris, Doug Jones-Alabama and Lauren Underwood-House-Illinois, this morning.

[OregonBlue]

15. Tell her she's not alone. I can't stop bawling. I fear for the women of this country and for the

nation itself.

[Statistical]

17. Thanks. Will let her know. I feel kinda powerless but I can donate to some good candidates. nt

[Bev54]

26. It is good to grieve and then get up and fight like hell

[Statistical]

16. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. So def going with ...

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So def going with ...
Harrison
Gideon
Bullock
Greenfield

Any other suggestions welcome. Thanks.

[Maru Kitteh]

36. One more shameless plug for Bullock, ✅ the polls, he can win

And thanks for the support!

[rurallib]

20. May I suggest Theresa Greenfield in Iowa against Joni Ernst?

the race is a dead heat and we really need to get Ernst out of there.

[Statistical]

21. I was just reading about her and the fact that Ernst used Ginsberg's death as a fundraising plan.

She is on the list. Thanks.

[rurallib]

23. thank you!

[Statistical]

42. Bonus. We accidentally donated twice to Greenfield.

Alcohol may or may not have been involved. Anyways money for a good cause.

[rurallib]

44. Looky what you did

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214103256

[Martin Eden]

22. My sister is contemplating suicide if Trump wins

The passing of RBG has not put her into a better state of emotional health.

[Ilsa]

45. Please get her help, perhaps by offering her

an alternative, like moving to another country, as hard as it would be. She needs to not let him win over her.

[Martin Eden]

49. She's talking about Italy, which is better than ending it

She'd prefer Canada, but they don't take people over 60 unless sponsored by a relative. Unfortunately my sister has some serious health problems and will soon turn 66.

For the most part she's been positive in dealing with her health but Trump has almost driven her to despair, and I hope RBG passing won't push her over the edge.

Thank you for caring.

[Bev54]

25. Jaime Harrison in SC against Lindsey Graham

They are in a tie right now. There is a good chance to win this.

[dameatball]

30. Good post. I sent them all something. Actually, had already donated to Harrison earlier today, but

the other three are good idea as well.
Not sure why the Gideon donation got split with Merkley but that's what ActBlue said.

[Joinfortmill]

31. You are awesome

[beastie boy]

32. Gross of Alaska. Latest poll has him tied with Sullivan(R)

This race is kind of easy to overlook, but this may be the biggest bang for the buck. Because of the small number of people living in Alaska there are fewer individuals to flip for the seat that counts as much as any other state.

[Maru Kitteh]

38. Very great point!

[Gilbert Moore]

33. Senate $$$

This is how I "sprinkled the infield"....

AZ Kelly

(NC-D) Cal Cunningham

(MI-D) Gary Peters +4

Georgia (D)Jon Ossoff

(SC-D) Jaime Harrison DOUBLE

Kansas (D) Dr. Barbara Bollier

Alaska (I- backed by D’s) Al Gross

Iowa-D Theresa Greenfield

[demtenjeep]

34. it broke me

badly

[NewEnglandAutumn]

39. I have also been upset

I left work early last night because I was so upset. I decided to donate to Amy McGrath in RBG's memory.

[progree]

40. FiveThirtyEight.com and the tightest Senate races

FiveThirtyEight.com - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/

There is a map where you can hover over a state and see the Senate race(s)

Scroll down a ways, and there is a table below the map, default is sorted by 538's probability of winning. As of Sept 19, in order of the tightest races (these are probabilities that the indicated party will win (all of the Senate races are listed, I'm just showing the top 4 here) :

9/19:
#1 Maine 52% (D),
#2 Iowa 59% (R),
#3 N.Car 62% (D),
#4 Colo 68% (D) .

In 3 of the 4, the Dem has best chance to win. The other, Iowa, has horrible sickening Joni Ernst (R) ahead of Theresa Greenfield -- this after being almost tied.


Click on any row in this table to see the polls for that race

Being from Minnesota, I so want that Iowa puke-wagon out.

(Minnesota doesn't have a close Senate race, thankfully, despite two (two!) Cannabis party clowns on the ballot -- yes, two (two!) legalize cannabis parties achieved major party status in Minnesota (the Green Party did not, but I wonder which is more of a spoiler threat).

[ananda]

41. I know. This is a hard one.

I made some donations too.

Let's get this job done!

[dem4decades]

43. The passing of RGB made me sad but i was holding it together until

I heard a sound at my window and went out and found one of my hummers dead on the ground. It was like all things beautiful were dying. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. I'm beyond sad.

[Ilsa]

46. I'm so sorry your wife is taking it so hard.

I spoke with a friend, a female minister today, in person at an event. We both just shook our heads in grief over RBG's passing, "for so many reasons," she said.

[eppur_se_muova]

48. Thanks for starting this thread. It helps me make my own 'short' list. nt