Republican trolls and the DNC donation boycott suicide movement
Over the past few weeks, I have received some really stupid emails trying to get me to boycott the DNC financially over seating Florida and Michigan delegations to the Democratic convention. I believe this movement is a trojan horse operation being pushed by Republican trolls.
It smells like a Karl Rove type operation.
The financing of the Democratic National Committee should not be crippled as a result of the Clinton-Obama Presidential contest under any circumstances!
The current round of anti-McCain ads being aired by the Democratic National Committee is proof. They are excellent. As Democrats, we should all be helping to finance them if we want to win in November.
Here are a few suggestions.
If you receive an email urging a boycott of DNC donations, reply to the sender that they are helping the Republican Party and that you will be blocking all future emails from them. Then block them.
If you have a website that includes links to other sites, remove all links to sites that promote boycotting the DNC financially.
Make a small donation to the DNC instead of your favorite Presidential candidate this week. Show that you are a real Democrat!
Urge everyone on your email lists to read this post, copy it and send it to every Democrat they know.
Write the Presidential candidate you support and urge them to do a joint televised appeal for funds for the Democratic National Committee. A joint Clinton-Obama fundraising ad would certainly help strengthen the Democratic ticket in November at all levels regardless of eventual nominee.
Thanks,
Stephen Crockett
Host, Democratic Talk Radio http://www.DemocraticTalkRadio.com
Editor, Mid-Atlantic Labor.com http://www.midatlanticlabor.com
It smells like a Karl Rove type operation.
The financing of the Democratic National Committee should not be crippled as a result of the Clinton-Obama Presidential contest under any circumstances!
The current round of anti-McCain ads being aired by the Democratic National Committee is proof. They are excellent. As Democrats, we should all be helping to finance them if we want to win in November.
Here are a few suggestions.
If you receive an email urging a boycott of DNC donations, reply to the sender that they are helping the Republican Party and that you will be blocking all future emails from them. Then block them.
If you have a website that includes links to other sites, remove all links to sites that promote boycotting the DNC financially.
Make a small donation to the DNC instead of your favorite Presidential candidate this week. Show that you are a real Democrat!
Urge everyone on your email lists to read this post, copy it and send it to every Democrat they know.
Write the Presidential candidate you support and urge them to do a joint televised appeal for funds for the Democratic National Committee. A joint Clinton-Obama fundraising ad would certainly help strengthen the Democratic ticket in November at all levels regardless of eventual nominee.
Thanks,
Stephen Crockett
Host, Democratic Talk Radio http://www.DemocraticTalkRadio.com
Editor, Mid-Atlantic Labor.com http://www.midatlanticlabor.com
There should have been new votes in both states. This would have been the fair but expensive solution.
The DNC is working for the good of the Democratic Party. Good Democrats should have more loyalty to our Party than any individual candidate.
The anti-McCain ads are badly needed now. We need them fully funded. If Clinton supporters do not care enough about beating McCain to put that first, they should certainly not get to choose the nominee.
The Democratic Party belongs to all Democrats not to either Clinton supporters or Obama supporters.
I believe the vast majority of Clinton supporters are Democrats first and foremost! This is why I believe many of those pushing this DNC donation boycott are really agents of the Republican Party and John McCain!
I'm gonna plug for my home races right now.
Larry LaRocco is running for U.S. Senate in Idaho and his opponent is a millionaire. Larry needs our help! Please give to him at
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Walt Minnick in the ID CD-1 House race has a real chance, but he too can use some money to keep helping with his campaign. Please give to him at
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There are even little tiny counties in ID (Twin Falls County or Bonneville County) who have a real chance this year at getting some democratic representation in Idaho's statehouse. But they don't have money to even get an office or have just 1 campaign staff for the 4 races in their county. Please think of the little guys when you decide to spend your money elsewhere.
The change both candidates are running on is more then just this national race. A good grassroots state or local campaign will bring out the votes for the President, no matter the nominee.
Thanks for the post!
Is Hillary a real Democrat? Does she really want the nomination so badly she's willing to sacrifice the party? I wondered last night if she was just going to stay in to get out of debt; but now she has increased her debt to nearly 10 million dollars.
So much for her rationality.
The Democratic Party may not be perfect, but they are the only true way we can fight a Republican Party which has been taken over by the extreme right wing and which is destroying our once great country. Those who express their hatred of the DNC have no business being here. They are either Republican trolls ... whether they admit it or not.
One wondered why those Iowans with their state's windfall profits from ethanol couldn't afford to pay for the Presidential candidates to campaign in their own state.
As soon as one or the other of the candidates makes an official campaign stop in Florida (ending the candidate boycott of Florida), Floridians should lift their boycott of the DNC.
Pending the arrival a Presidential candidate in Florida for an official campaign stop, it is up to the four early states to make up the difference in dollars of any Florida boycott of the DNC.
Need money? Ask Iowa!
Meanwhile, you can keep your Democratic dollars in Florida by supporting either:
1. Florida Democratic Party (FDP)
2. Your county Democratic Executive Committee (DEC)
3. A federal campaign in Florida such as a local candidate for US Congress
4. A local meetup group in your city supporting the candidate of your choice (see Meetup.com or the candidate's web site).
Jim Callahan
Orlando, FL
Why the senate? We need a fillibuster proof majority in congress for swift reforms needed to get the country back on track.
According to pollster.com, many senate races look like we have a fighting chance. It will be no slam dunk though and the republican attack machine has not gotten started.
I'd especially like to put in a word for Al Franken. He's got a fight on his hands and could really use people's help. Most people know him for his comedy, but look at his policy positions- he is a smart guy and we need more progressives like him.
He would be an excellent Senator.
We have some really good candidates running for the Senate and House of Representative that really need funds.
Of course, Franken in Minnesota.
Do not forget about the Senate race in Louisiana where the Democratic candidate will have to face the results of Republican efforts to keep former New Orleans residents from voting.
We have many great Congressional candidates that can win in places like Maryland's 1st Congressional District (Frank Kratovil) or the 15th Pennsylvania Congressional District (sam Bennett). With more money, both of those formerly Republican House seats will go Democratic this November.
Leo C Helmer