Moneybomb This Week. Here's Why.

[Alan Grayson]

[em]Moneybomb. n. An organized fundraising event, usually online, targeted to a certain date or event. [/em]

With 100 days to go to Election Day, [strong]we’re doing a moneybomb this week[/strong].

Here’s why: [strong]We need the money[/strong].

In 2010, between Labor Day and Election Day, [strong]the Koch Brothers spent $4 million on blistering attack ads to defeat me. That could happen again[/strong]. The Koch Brothers already have been running ads against me, in my district, since last November.

We need to fight back. And you need money to fight back. Your money.

We don’t have $4 million in the bank right now. We don’t even have $2 million in the bank right now. And we know that TV time in Orlando is going to be very expensive this fall, because Skeletor – sorry, Florida Gov. Rick Scott – already is buying it up, with both fists.

So the idea behind this moneybomb is to take this campaign from where we are, to where we need to be. [strong]Sunday marks 100 days left before Election Day. We need to be on the path to victory. We’re hoping that this moneybomb puts us there.[/strong]
It’s happened before. The most successful moneybomb in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives was a Grayson moneybomb. Also the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th most successful House moneybombs. (Rep. Michele Bachmann came in 6th.)

So we can do it. And we need to do it. In the next 144 hours, I need you to be generous – as generous as you can be.

[strong]Do it for justice, equality and peace. [/strong]

Do it for America, or for Planet Earth.

Do it for the future of the ones you love.

Do it for me, and do it for you – [strong]because you’ll have a good feeling when you help a good cause[/strong].

Do it for whatever reason you want, but do it.

[strong]You know that you can count on me. Now I’m counting on you. Click here, and make our “100 Days to Victory” moneybomb a success.[/strong]

Courage,

Rep. Alan Grayson

[brooklynite]

1. My analysis says you don't

(note - I say this as someone who's contributed to Grayson in the past):

To anyone thinking of contributing MONEY to Alan Grayson (if you're volunteering time, no problem): every rating group (Cook, Rothenberg, Sabato, DKos) lists FL-9 as a "Safe Democratic" district with a significant Democratic voting advantage. If you want to contribute to feel good or "send a message" about supporting progressives, fine, but those dollars could go to another candidate in a more competitive district to either protect or expand our base in the House.

[ffr]

2. Grayson's worth 100 other Dems.

I'll be donating to your cause, our cause, Rep. Grayson! You speak out, stand out and represent the Democratic party with dignity and backbone. I wish we could fill the halls of congress with more like-minded representatives.