Today, August 27, 2010 marks the day I made my first political contribution. The person I choose to be lucky enough to earn the $10 that I contributed is a person who is not only an inspiring leader but a person who takes great effort in addressing many of the issues most critical to me. Issues such as Global Warming, Health Care, Education, and Woman and Gay Rights. This person also happens to be not only one of my favorite Senators but politicians as well. And the candidate who I gave a total of $10.00 is………..BARBARA BOXER (D)!!!!
For those of you who may not know, Senator Boxer is currently seeking to have 10,000 Americans contribute to her money bomb this September 1st. This goal, if broken would allow her to break through 100,000 total grassroots contributions to her campaign to date. It’s no secret that this race will be an expensive one, and with Carly Fiorina’s ability to self-finance every dollar of her own campaign Senator Boxer will need every penny she can get in order to win re-election. So I ask you will you SSP members help Boxer reach her goal of 10,000 contributors on September 1st, or will you allow someone like Carly Fiorina be able to buy herself of Senate seat. Your choice is yours! (cue in dramatic music)
PS. I do not work for Senator Boxer, do not represent her in anyway, blah blah blah blah. I’m just some teenager in Jersey (take that last part as a positive or negative characteristic I don’t care but I am in no way so gel headed bimbo from the Jersey Shore)
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to safe status. Must be based on internal polling.
Give it to Garcia. He’s a decent Dem with a real shot at winning against a raging maniac in David Rivera.
You supported Barbara Boxer. I am glad she represents me in California, no matter what the conservatives say. She is great on the environment which is one of my big issues and she used to represent the district I live in. She moved but I still think she’s great and I am trying to organize my school for her and Brown.
Thanks again for supporting Boxer.
Carol Shea-Porter, Tom Periello, Dina Titus, Elaine Marshall, Joe Sestak, Paul Hodes, Roxanne Conlin, Steve Kagen, and some others I’m missing.
If I wasn’t a poor college student who cuts corners whenever I can, he’d get my money.
The two Murphys, Grayson, and Himes are great guys, but they have lots of cash already and a small donation isn’t going to make a lot of difference for them. John Adler is a d-bag who’s in the pocket of South Jersey boss George Norcross. I’d almost like to see him lose, just to wipe that smile off Norcross’s face.
That leaves Clark and Garcia. While Clark is a fantastic candidate, and while she definitely needs cash, I’d recommend donating to Garcia instead. My instinct says that Garcia’s opponent, David Rivera, is a lot more vulnerable than Bachmann is. It’s one thing to run your mouth off all the time — lots of Bachmann’s constituents even like what she’s saying. It’s another thing to be an unhinged individual who runs opponents’ staffers off the road and beats up your girlfriend. Recall that in the neighboring district last cycle, Lincoln Diaz-Balart crushed Raul Martinez when video emerged of Martinez beating up a kid. This seems like a similar situation. Donate to Garcia, and you’ll get the best return on your investment.
does anybody know off hand if Seaside Heights is in NJ-3 or NJ-4?
Anyway, you picked a very good person to give your cash to. I’m getting ready for some donations of my own, and I know that I have Betty Sutton and Mary Kilroy already checked off on the list, but at some point I’ll probably go semi-national with it.
Dude’s got talent. I could definitely see him as a Democratic VP contender one day as a Southern balance. I’m donating to him.
Also, consider some down-in-the-weeds races too. There a lot of important NY Senate races going on in Republican-held Obama districts.
While I think it’s very cool that you picked Barbara Boxer for your first donation (attention, Mr. President, that’s what a fierce advocate looks like), it’s a sad truth that $10 doesn’t go very far in California, especially the big-budget statewide races. That said, she totally deserves it and you are totally awesome for giving. I would urge you to consider donating to a downballot race where $10 can make an even bigger difference.
And I don’t know about you, but I really want my civil rights (back), which means I’m focusing my donations on the LGBT community this year. Just a thought, but here are some ideas for ya:
Mayor, Lexington, Kentucky: Jim Gray
http://jimgray.org/
Kansas House District 91: Dan “Death Threat” Manning
http://www.manningforkansas.com/
Maryland State Delegate District 43: Mary Washington
http://www.victoryfilm.org/end…
Colorado Senate District 34: Lucia Guzman
http://www.luciaguzman4colorad…
As always, The Victory Fund is a good clearinghouse for top-tier LGBT candidates. Anyway, just a thought–the important thing is you’re getting involved.
Please think about one of the good Democrats in the Iowa House or Senate. We need to hold on to those majorities to safeguard marriage equality here.
Some especially worthy candidates in key races:
Rick Mullin (Iowa Senate district 1)
Bill Heckroth (Iowa Senate district 9)
Staci Appel (Iowa Senate district 37)
John Beard (Iowa House district 16)
Anesa Kajtazovic (Iowa House district 21)–by the way, if she wins this open seat, she will become both the first Bosnian immigrant elected to the Iowa legislature and the youngest woman ever elected to the Iowa legislature.
Donovan Olson (Iowa House district 48)
Eric Palmer (Iowa House district 75)
Nathan Reichert (Iowa House district 80)
Olson and Reichert are very good on environmental issues, if that’s important to you.
If you want to get involved in politics, especially at a young age, both in terms of donating money and volunteering time, I would strongly encourage you to “think local”. The money and time any average individual has is going to give a lot more “return on investment” for your candidates than donating to a Senate or even House race.
Find some good legislative candidates, or even municipal level candidates in your local area, and don’t just donate, but get involved in their campaigns. I know this sometimes can lack the star power of races we discuss here on a national level, but there is something very rewarding about really seeing the diffrence you can make on a smaller scale. You’ll be able to meet and really get to know the candidate you’re supporting, meet other like-minded people, have a lot of fun — and if you’re interested in going down this road, meet people you’ll need to know if you ever want to run for office yourself.