Should I donate $50 to John Kerry?

[WillyBrandt]

Poll question: Should I donate $50 to John Kerry?

I'm thinking of donating $50 to John F. Kerry.

Should I?

[LiberalVoice]

1. No

No disrespect to Kerry but, he wont win in 04'. Not because he isn't a good candidate but because it is rigged. The only way to beat Bush in 04' is to prove that it is so.

I like your PBR pic too.

[DaveSZ]

3. I don't think Kerry will win

After seeing Bush's Florida speech.

He's good at reading speeches like Reagan even though he's a dope.

[Zynx]

17. Give me a break. He won't win an election on that.

[Langis]

26. What the hell?

Is this place tourning into freerepublic?

[BlueEyedSon]

2. No, make it $100!

:bounce:

[WillyBrandt]

4. Whoa--45% say no... well...

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

19. yeah..go figure...this is DEMOCRATIC Underground? Huh?

26% say NOT to make a contribution, even if its a small one?

:wtf:

[GregorStocks]

5. NO!!!

Give $100!!!

[Nimble_Idea]

6. I say NO,

Donate MORE and win in 2004!

[mobuto]

7. Donate $2000

if you can't afford it, go door to door and raise it!

[rockymountaindem]

21. About door-to-door

If I wanted to just go around and collect checks, how would I do that? Would I need some kind of campaign ID or credentials? How could people know I'm not just going to steal their checks and foist some identity theft thing on them? Going door-to-door in my highly conservative town would be really fun for me, but there's not going to be an office in Colorado Springs unless the Kerry campaign wins a 500 million dollar Powerball jackpot.

[mobuto]

31. Well,

I was being somewhat facetious. You could raise money from friends, obviously. Or you could contact your local Kerry Campaign -- I'm confident they could provide you with the necessary information. Bundled contributions are very common.

The Kerry Core (https://contribute.johnkerry.com/kerrycore/), for instance, is one easy way to do this.

[JPJones]

8. I'll match you if you do it.

In honor of Wes Clark.

[iamjoy]

9. Give Whatever You Can

To all who say don't bother, Kerry can't win -

I have my own doubts, but I will still fight for him, because if we have the attitude that there is no point in sending Kerry money or campaigning on his behalf, Kerry will most certainly lose - it will be a self fullfilling prophesy.

Our guy's had a rough week, all these attacks by Bush and the Repugnantcans, little response from Kerry. But Bush's war chest far exceeds Kerry's - so Kerry has to spend his money a more wisely.

Kerry needs our help, not us throwing in the towel so soon in the game.

And for the record, I was an Edwards supporter. My husband gripes about the money we threw away on the primary campaign, I still gamble on Kerry.

[eaprez]

10. If you gotta ask...

...then you shouldn't donate. You should give because its a cause you believe in not because of the results of an on line poll.

[debsianben]

11. Absolutely not

(1)Kerry gets enough money from lobbyists and corporations that he really doesn't need your $50,
(2)The election's rigged anyway (those wonderful privatized, paper-trail-free electronic voting machines among other things), so it's a waste of money,
and
(3)If Kerry wins, he'll continue his life-long support of "free trade," continue the erosion of civil liberties (which was already well-underway in the Clinton era with the "Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996"), keep the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, possibly send them other places and generally keep the country going (if perhaps at a slower pace) in the same direction that it's been going under Bush, just with less opposition because he's a Democrat. Personally, that's nothing I can get too excited about.

Contribute the $50 to ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)--see http://www.internationalanswer.org/donate.html. That way, it'll at least go towards organizing demonstrations against Bush's war instead of towards supporting a candidate who voted for NAFTA, for the invasion of Iraq, wants to continue the occupation of IRaq, voted for the Patriot Act, voted for the union-busting Homeland Security Bill, voted for No Child Left Behind, etc....basically for all of the most evil initiatives of the Bush administration. Considering that he won't win anyway (see above, re: rigged election), $50 to Kerry means $50 to help Kerry give speeches justifying his vote for the Patriot Act, not $50 to help Kerry become POTUS.

[WillyBrandt]

13. I'll give a Kidney to Bush before I give a cent to ANSWER

[Adelante]

16. I wouldn't want you to

give a kidney to anyone, but fifty bucks for Kerry is a good investment in our future.

Do me a favor. After you donate to Kerry, enter the amount here:

http://www.wesclarkdemocrats.com

[mobuto]

32. Kerry does not get enough from lobbyists and corporations

actually, he gets nothing from corporations. He needs every cent you can give. If that's just $50, that's great. If its more, that's obviously better.

I'm sorry but A.N.S.W.E.R does not present a credible alternative to the failed policies of Mr. Bush.

[debsianben]

34. Really now?

Are you maintaining that Kerry is the first major party Presidential candidate in modern history to refuse to take so much a cent from corporations and the PACs they fund? If so, I'd be eager to see concrete evidence in terms of FEC reports, etc., but it doesn't sound plausible to me.

As far as ANSWER goes, it is a coalition, and by definition different constituents of that coalition have different "long-term politics." The reason I suggested them, though, is that they organize large anti-war demonstrations. That way, whether or not the politics of the main constituent of ANSWER provide a "credible alternative" to Bush's policies, at least the money would be going towards organizing opposition to those policies rather than towards simply putting a new face on them.

[wryter2000]

12. Yes

However, I like to wait for special drives. That way they get my money and the publicity of having raised X amount of dollars in Y amount of time.

[Eric J in MN]

14. They have a fund drive right now of trying to raise 10 million in 10 days

I gave to the John Kerry campaign Friday night. This week is a good time, because Bush and his associates are going to try to define Kerry before he can define himself to most voters.

If you're going to give to the Kerry campaign and want to give me credit as a fundraiser, go to:
https://contribute.johnkerry.com/index.html?source_code=00016527

If you're going to give to the Kerry campaign and don't want to give me credit as a fundraiser, go to:
http://www.johnkerry.com

[wryter2000]

18. Shoot

I already gave the last time they were having a special. I'll give again at some point, and I'll try to remember to name you.

I, too, have had some 'splaining to do about the money I spend on campaigns and political books. We're not bad off (like some people), but we ain't rich, either.

[calimary]

24. Just did, Eric. Added to YOUR scoreboard, too.

Thanks for this. EVERYBODY should do SOMETHING.

Just imagine this:

It's December. bush managed to "win" another one because he got close enough to steal it - AGAIN. Kerry could have done it if he'd just had a little more money to buy just a few more TV commercials. You didn't donate. Feeling vindicated now? Or maybe you wanted to send a Nader message or something... Four more years of bush. Worth it?

[Eric J in MN]

33. Thank you (nt)

nt

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

15. Donate more if you can.....& give frequently, too....

The Dems need all the $$$ they can get.

Im going to contribute to Kerry soon, too. I havnt yet as I need to pay off some new tires, but will next month.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

20. Oh heck I ll contribute NOW...

....so what...I can afford it.

[onehandle]

22. This thread is full of SO many reasons to ignore...

...the entirety of Internet opinion.

The vast majority of American voters are not pseudo-communists, conspiracy theorists, and Bush enablers.

I am so glad that the real America would have nothing to do with the ridiculous suggestions in this thread.
______________________________

Willy, send Kerry $50.

Before we fix American Politics, we fix Bush's little red wagon.

[CalebHayes]

23. Hell yes

[fujiyama]

25. $50 is good...

but more is even better -- whatever you can afford.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

29. Agree with you fujiyama

What you can give, give. Still have to put food on the table, pay bills, etc. (I don't think anyone is arguing that point, though).

[citizen snips]

27. Don't hesitate.

Donate now!

[Langis]

28. I just donated 50$

You should too

[JPJones]

30. Also log at the $500 Kerry-a-thon in another thread

[LWolf]

35. Yes.

If you feel moved to donate, do so!

I will scrape together whatever I have left after the convention to add to the battle against *. Right now, my cash goes to the work I want to see done; but I'll be there with what I've got left in July.

I didn't spend 4 years enduring * to lay down and give up when we reach the home stretch.

[rocktivity]

36. If you can spare it, do it

and as often as you can. I'm going to give whatever I can spare over the coming weeks--it will probably add up to $50! And while I certainly have nothing against International Answer (as per the link below), I say it's time to start organizing events that focus on the election.

:headbang:
rocknation
NYC Peace March Pics

[trogdor]

37. I kicked in $49.99

I call it the $49.99 Revolution. Maybe it'll catch on. :-)

[bkcc]

38. donate!

I just saw some disturbing figures today. *'s campaign has something like $110 million in the bank, while Kerry has around $3 million on-hand.
(couldn't find the source of these numbers...if someone could provide a link, that would be great)

Regardless of the actual dollar amount, * is way ahead of Kerry in fundraising and we need to do everything we can to help out. Donate what you can and spread the word to others to do the same!

[Larkspur]

39. Give him one of these instead

He can always take out another mortgage on his mansion. He can't afford the one he has now, so I'm sure the bank will give him another mortgage.

[West Coast Democrat]

40. Yes, and donate another $50 to MoveOn

[VOX]

41. Hell yes! And Moveon, Truthout, and DU!!!

Give what you can!

:kick:

[Larkspur]

42. The Kerry spokes woman says, "No!"

"But the Kerry campaign is not intimidated by Bush's war chest, said Kathy Roeder, his spokeswoman.

Referring to former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's record-setting fund-raising among Democrats, she said, "The primary already shows that you can't buy an election."
http://www.cleveland.com/election/index.ss...07042270670.xml

Kerry doesn't need any money for his GE campaign. His campaign spokewoman said you can't buy elections, so don't bother sending any to Kerry's Kampaign.

[West Coast Democrat]

43. Ah, more whining....

when does it end around here?

[Larkspur]

44. Never!

.

[Hav]

46. Take your ball and go home.

[Larkspur]

47. No, I won't

:evilgrin:

[Hav]

48. Well, Ma'am

if you want to work against Dems, that is your choice.
I just wonder why you would choose to do that on a democratic board.
If you are a Dem, I feel sorry for you. Your preferred candidate must have gotten his ass severely kicked by Kerry :(.
Is that the reason for your active engagement against the Democratic Party?

[GOPBasher]

45. I didn't vote, because

it depends on your personal financial situation, I believe. I'm donating what I can -- I'm shooting for a total of $200 by the election, with small donations at a time.