I'm asking for a couple of favors...PLEASE READ

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Tue Oct 21, 2025, 09:03 AM - Edit history (3)

Together, the DU community has raised over $3.5 million in the last 10 years at ActBlue. Asking for $ for political candidates is part of what I do on the DU. Today I would like to introduce a friend of mine, Darin Tompkins. He is running for the Nebraska State Legislature in District 36 next year. Democrats are a minority in the legislature. We are lucky to have just enough votes, usually to filibuster bad legislation. That line of defense is always in danger of falling on election day. It is that razor-thin close of a margin.

I'm asking for small donations (as little as $3) to start Darin off with some start up $. I'm also asking for a R, and a reply to keep this visible for a few days.

Info on Darin: https://tompkinsfornebraska.com/

Donate to Darin: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dufortompkins

Here is Darin's annoucment at a local TV station: https://www.wowt.com/2025/10/20/election-2026-community-volunteer-business-leader-enters-race-nebraska-legislature/

Published: Oct. 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM CDT|Updated: 8 hours ago

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - Another candidate for state legislature has entered their name into the race, this time for a seat representing the southern and western portions of Sarpy County.

Darin Tompkins, a leader at a Nebraska animal health vaccine manufacturing plant for 12 years, announced that he will be running for Nebraska’s 36th district in a release sent Monday.

The seat is currently held by State Senator Rick Holdcroft, who was elected to the seat in 2022.

Tompkins, a South Dakota native that has lived in Nebraska for over 27 years, says his focus in the legislature will be relieving residents’ property tax burden.

FULL story at link above.

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[markodochartaigh]

1. A reply?

So replying to a post keeps the post visible to the algorithm? I didn't realize that.

[progree]

16. As I understand it, any reply "kicks" the thread / OP title to the top of the forum listing, when the forum is

sorted by "Last Reply", which is the default. ("kick" and reply are synonymous).

Since this forum is General Discussion (GD), a very very busy forum relative to all others, it will quickly start sinking in the GD listing as new replies to other GD threads kick those threads to the top.

Whether kicked or not (i.e. whether there is a recent reply or not), it will stay visible (until it falls below page 30), it's just a matter of how far down the page it falls since it was last kicked. Or on what page it falls to (page 2, page 3, etc. all the way down to page 30).

"Visible" is a relative word, since not many people look at more than the first page.

Any post that sinks to below the bottom of page 30 becomes archived, and is no longer kickable, it will never show up in the regular forum listing again.

As I write this, the bottom of page 30 of GD has posts whose last reply is October 8, so it doesn't take long for this to happen in GD. In most forums, it takes months or years for a post to fall to page 30 and below.

As for what the archives are these days, I don't know how to access them.

Rec's also aid visibility, e.g.. I saw this post in the "Trending Discussions" section of the home page. "Trending Discussions" and "Greatest Discussions" get listed there because of the number of recs and how many recs are received in a certain time frame. There is also the "Greatest Discussions" page -- accessed by the "Greatest" tab, or at https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=greatest_threads

[markodochartaigh]

20. Great explanation!

Thank you!

[progree]

27. YW 😊 /nt

[Omaha Steve]

30. Than you for the explanation

[progree]

31. YW (Kick) 😊 /nt

[Wednesdays]

2. An enthusiastic kick and rec.

If I forget to add this to next year's calendar countdown, nudge me please?

[blm]

3. 🎯

[2naSalit]

4. K&R

[rurallib]

5. marking so I can come back to it tomorrow

[Teacher of the Year]

6. What part of Nebraska? (I know I could look it up....)

but this way you get a K with my R (and another K when someone answers my question).

:0) Cheers Omaha Steve!

[Omaha Steve]

23. Representing the southern and western portions of Sarpy County

[1WorldHope]

7. 👍🏼

💙💙💙💙💙

[AnotherMother4Peace]

8. K&R

[LuvLoogie]

9. Thanks Steve

K&R

[herding cats]

10. Kick

And I'll be back to help keep this going!

[Susan Calvin]

11. .

[catchnrelease]

12. k&r

[pacalo]

13. Gladly done for you & for democracy.

[Omaha Steve]

36. Thank you

[mountain grammy]

14. Kick

[calimary]

15. Kicking!

And not just once, either.

[KS Toronado]

17. I got it up to $78, but he needs more than that I'm sure.

[markodochartaigh]

21. It's rising

it was $30 when I gave.

[Omaha Steve]

32. We are up to $283 at this time

[Omaha Steve]

40. We are currently at $323

[Blasphemer]

18. Kick and rec! nt

[ornotna]

19. Thanks Steve

Done and kicked.
👍🏼

[Wounded Bear]

22. K&R...nt

[MNRPh]

24. Fund raiser

Thank him for running for office.

[cliffside]

25. Thanks Steve, done and knr nt

[CanonRay]

26. In for $25 Steve

[SamKnause]

28. K&R

[Blue Full Moon]

29. K&R

[BlueHurricane]

33. Thanks for letting us help!

Go Darin!

[Demsrule86]

34. I saved this thread...and will donate on Monday when I get paid. Thanks for the information.

[allegorical oracle]

37. Kick

[11 Bravo]

38. Kick for Omaha Steve (one of the hardest-working DUers you're ever likely to encounter).

[Omaha Steve]

41. Thank you

[11 Bravo]

44. Actually, thank you!

I have been in awe of your ongoing efforts to help advance the progressive cause for YEARS! If every Democrat worked as tirelessly as you do we would never lose another election - gerrymandering be damned!

[Emile]

39. K & R

[herding cats]

42. Kick.

[markodochartaigh]

43. Kick