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I had planned on donating $25 to the Obama campaign after his speech, but I changed my mind (Original Post) bluestateguy Sep 2012 OP
I'm sure the campaign will be more than happy to get it! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #1
Thanks! Logical Sep 2012 #2
Me too C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #3
Same here ... tandot Sep 2012 #4
tandot...I need to add you to my list on the donation pledge post. did you? Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #33
pledge post? please explain. nt Betsy Ross Sep 2012 #48
Thank you, ,bluestateguy! I can see Cha Sep 2012 #5
Me too. $50 here. n/t Tess49 Sep 2012 #6
tess....added your name to the donations thread list Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #37
I did that for Elizabeth Warren last night jsmirman Sep 2012 #7
and me too! ellie_belly Sep 2012 #8
Welcome to DU! calimary Sep 2012 #12
I increased my planned donation, too Iris Sep 2012 #9
I'm jealous davidpdx Sep 2012 #10
Not to worry every little kathman-duzi Sep 2012 #17
We need everyone's efforts- financial or time. ncrainbowgrrl Sep 2012 #20
I've done that, too.. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2012 #21
I was really hoping to at least match what I donated in 2008 davidpdx Sep 2012 #28
Don't feel jealous. I can donate but don't expect to volunteer much. Betsy Ross Sep 2012 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #11
Yup me too evilhime Sep 2012 #13
I was inpsired too Carol Lynn Sep 2012 #14
Woo Hoo! Congratulations, bluestateguy! Firebrand Gary Sep 2012 #15
Woo Woo! I did $25. But I may be able to give more next month. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #16
I gave 50 today nt. LittleGirl Sep 2012 #18
I donated $25. I wish I could have done more. Aeroette Sep 2012 #19
Tx for the reminder. I had said I'd do $10 post-speech . . . ProfessionalLeftist Sep 2012 #22
Woohoo! You reeech! lonestarnot Sep 2012 #23
That's so great! Shae Sep 2012 #24
Depending on how much dental work you need davidpdx Sep 2012 #29
Shae ...updated your name on donations list thread Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #36
magnificent!!! SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #25
I donated $275 in 2008 lexw Sep 2012 #26
I have been donating small byoung6 Sep 2012 #27
My husband and I donated $50 during the convention but my usual LibGranny Sep 2012 #30
$10 Here 12AngryBorneoWildmen Sep 2012 #31
judging by the number of donations from just DU, I bet the cash poured in last night Politicub Sep 2012 #32
Same here! drm604 Sep 2012 #34
I have updated your name on the donation thread list Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #35
pleaae add me, too blondie58 Sep 2012 #46
I mailed my check today mojo2012 Sep 2012 #38
Me, too. n/t drlit Sep 2012 #39
Obama's gonna need Congressional help NashvilleLefty Sep 2012 #40
Yeah, I'd been swearing I was going to keep my money local this year NoPasaran Sep 2012 #41
I donated $75 dollars today. nt aaaaaa5a Sep 2012 #42
He didn't address the plight of people that resemble their pets so nothing from me. great white snark Sep 2012 #43
Man alive, does your comment ever resonate with me, Ineeda Sep 2012 #44
I only donated $35 last night because I tend to escalate as the weeks go on. Walk away Sep 2012 #45
My wife doesn't know yet, but... landolfi Sep 2012 #47
Condolences to your wife Chemisse Sep 2012 #50
Ditto Sander Sep 2012 #51
you did better then me I went from 25 to 50 guappo1 Sep 2012 #52

tandot

(6,671 posts)
4. Same here ...
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:38 PM
Sep 2012

... we were discussing how much we could afford and if we should give it directly to Obama or one of the super PACs.

I think we'll give $100, too. Maybe we'll can afford a little bit more. We have to think about our 3-year old and his future.

jsmirman

(4,507 posts)
7. I did that for Elizabeth Warren last night
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:42 PM
Sep 2012

if ever there was a candidate who reflects my views, she's it, so I said the heck with it and gave $100.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
12. Welcome to DU!
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:56 PM
Sep 2012

Thanks for pitching in where it matters most! And thank you for being here. I dug down and found something to send in, too!

Glad you're with us!





Now get to work.

Iris

(15,652 posts)
9. I increased my planned donation, too
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:43 PM
Sep 2012

Started with Biden's speech and got bumped up a few more times after that!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
10. I'm jealous
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:55 PM
Sep 2012

I wish I could do that. I have donated twice already and might be able to make one more small donation before the election. This summer was not good for me and neither is the fall. I feel terrible not being able to donate more.

kathman-duzi

(82 posts)
17. Not to worry every little
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:07 AM
Sep 2012

bit helps. I can't donate like I did in 2007 either. So I do call banking and enjoy that and feel I've accomplished something and given a hand for this election.

ncrainbowgrrl

(18,968 posts)
20. We need everyone's efforts- financial or time.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:23 AM
Sep 2012

It's going to take a village to re=elect a president... and not all can fill the same role in the village!

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
21. I've done that, too..
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:23 AM
Sep 2012

In the past two elections, all I could give was my time so I walked into my congressman's campaign headquarters and asked what I could do. They need volunteers to make GOTV calls, answer phones, knock on doors and hand out information. I did all that, made me feel like I was making a difference. I even offered rides to the polls for senior citizens, had a lot of them on my "turf" and they're serious voters. This time around I can afford to donate, but there's nothing like getting involved...

Welcome to DU, kathman-duzi! It's great to have you with us!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
28. I was really hoping to at least match what I donated in 2008
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 02:40 AM
Sep 2012

I'm not too far off so I might still be able to do it.

Betsy Ross

(3,147 posts)
49. Don't feel jealous. I can donate but don't expect to volunteer much.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 08:21 PM
Sep 2012

I know my energy for volunteering has been declining since '04 when I worked several days a week to Redefeat Bush. This year I am making monthly donations. i'll try to do phone calls from home closer to the election. And I'm a poll worker.

Response to bluestateguy (Original post)

Aeroette

(97 posts)
19. I donated $25. I wish I could have done more.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:18 AM
Sep 2012

Maybe in a few weeks I can afford to donate again. In the meantime, I'll volunteer more.

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)
22. Tx for the reminder. I had said I'd do $10 post-speech . . .
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:49 AM
Sep 2012

Did $25 instead. Did $35 the other day, plus regular monthly donation, plus whatever else I can here or there.

Shae

(1,108 posts)
24. That's so great!
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 01:24 AM
Sep 2012

I donated $100 too. I can't really afford it, because my husband has some medical issues right now and no insurance, and I need expensive dental work. On the other hand, I feel I can't afford not to donate, since Romney has virtually unlimited funds.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
29. Depending on how much dental work you need
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 02:42 AM
Sep 2012

Come over to Korea and get it done. It's cheap here. I'll introduce you to my dentist. Your husband probably could get treatment here as well.

byoung6

(47 posts)
27. I have been donating small
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 01:45 AM
Sep 2012

amounts to Obama and the Sherrod Brown campaigns for months. I am on a fixed income, but I feel like this the election of my lifetime and I am probably voting as if my life depends on it this time, because it does.
Please if you can spare it donate to Sen. Sherrod Brown, a true champion of progressive values, a young Bernie Sanders I think.

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
32. judging by the number of donations from just DU, I bet the cash poured in last night
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:20 PM
Sep 2012

An army of small, passionate doners rocks!

NashvilleLefty

(811 posts)
40. Obama's gonna need Congressional help
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:20 PM
Sep 2012

after he's elected, so I broke up my donation and donated to him, the DCCC and the DSCC. If you can afford it, I recommend you do the same.

NoPasaran

(17,291 posts)
41. Yeah, I'd been swearing I was going to keep my money local this year
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:21 PM
Sep 2012

Because Texas will never turn blue otherwise.

But fifteen bucks after that fine convention, okay.

great white snark

(2,646 posts)
43. He didn't address the plight of people that resemble their pets so nothing from me.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:28 PM
Sep 2012

No pics necessary-I'm sure you've seen enough.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
44. Man alive, does your comment ever resonate with me,
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:38 PM
Sep 2012

seeing how several people here are disgruntled about some issue or other that wasn't addressed to their satisfaction. Sheesh. He's only one man and had only three days to cram it all in. I suggest at the next convention we dedicate an entire day to each crucial issue, the first to doppelganger pets. It would take some time -- maybe a month or two, but so what?

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
45. I only donated $35 last night because I tend to escalate as the weeks go on.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:03 PM
Sep 2012

Start out slow and build to the big one (if I don't go broke in the meantime)

landolfi

(234 posts)
47. My wife doesn't know yet, but...
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 08:14 PM
Sep 2012

I donated $200 accidentally by hitting the Donate button twice. But then I thought, the stakes are really, really, really high in this election. The people who spoke at the DNC were brilliant and they and the president made me prouder than ever to be a democrat. So what the heck. I'll tell her in December.

Sander

(137 posts)
51. Ditto
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:55 PM
Sep 2012

I just got an email asking me to donate $5.00. I clicked on the link, but decided to up my contribution to $100. I am retired and wish I could donate more.

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