ksactivism
ksactivism's JournalThe time has come!
T-2 hours until my last match is posted to fight Republican gerrymandering in my home state of Kansas. If you can chip in a couple bucks, I will match all contributions to a non-profit fighting the GOP's efforts to remove U.S. Rep Sharice Davids (D-Kansas City) out of her seat. These donations will help fight the planned gerrymander in the legislature and throughout the legal challenges in the courts! Money goes very far in Kansas, and it is believed that the seat can be saved with financial support:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforfairmaps
Thanks again to Omaha Steve for helping out in coordinating this very important effort, in an often forgotten state!
I look forward to seeing you all throughout the forums and appreciate your support over the last month! If you can help keep this kicked for 2 more hours, it would be much appreciated!
Here is the GOP planning their gerrymander:
Final 24 Hours of $5000 Match for Fair Maps! Thank you DU!
Hello, I wanted to quickly remind everyone we are in the final 24 hours of donation matching for Fair Maps in Kansas.This effort is to save a US House seat from being gerrymandered away from Democrats. I have been posting my match at the open of Saturday Night Live, so I suppose it is technically the final 29 hours!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforfairmaps
Regardless, I wanted to thank all of you so much for the support, and Omaha Steve for setting up and overseeing a donation page. I wanted to raise a few hundred bucks and we are well over $2,000 ($4,000) with the match.
I am becoming an amateur activist for anti-gerrymandering and have seen big problems in other states as well. The feedback has been so positive on DU, I may launch another matching donation effort in a state like Texas this summer, stay tuned!
Thanks again for being so welcoming and supportive!
Next match coming after opening scene of SNL!
Hi DU, I will be posting my next match towards Fair Redistricting in Kansas after the open of SNL (just a fun way to remind myself to post my match at the same time every week)!
Here is my original post, highlighting why this is an important issue both in Kansas and for national Democrats: [https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215054640|
Thanks again for all Omaha Steve has done to help me promote, here is the link OS made:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforfairmaps
Note: I will only match for another couple weeks (unless, of course, we hit $5000). Redistricting is delayed nationwide because of census setbacks, so I may try to raise some $ again in the Fall!
Saturday Night Live predictions? + Big news coming after the SNL cold open!
I am very excited to see what new content SNL will be bringing tonight (11:33 ET, NBC). There are rumors Alec Baldwin will be back as Donald Trump for a post-impeachment opening. Interested in hearing what you think the opening scene might be?
In other news, Omaha Steve has been helping me raise funds to fight a disgusting gerrymandering effort in Kansas. I will be posting a full donation match at the conclusion of the SNL cold open (approx 11:45 ET). We have raised $1540 in the last week, but I will continue to match up to 5k! Join the cause before 11:45 ET, and I will double your donation!
Donate link:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforfairmaps
How this helps U.S. House Democrats: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215091224
Why this is a passionate objective of mine: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215054640
Thank you so much DU!
I recently joined DU and have been so impressed by the incredible kindness and welcoming direct messages (which I am still working on getting back to some).
I am the annoying new member pushing the importance of Kansas’ redistricting, and you may wonder why a small state-level legislative feud holds so much importance? Democrats have a 10 seat majority in the US House, and (very) early projections have GOP gains in ‘22. Kansas has 1 likely D district each cycle, but there have been explicit calls to gerrymander this district [link:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215054640|. That would drop a +10 majority to +8 overnight. This seat could play a huge part in the US House from 2022-2032.
Kansas has a population under 3 million and a narrowly split balance of power: so the good news is a well-organized advocacy campaign would make each dollar work much longer and much harder (per capita) than a more flashy initiative. Advocacy efforts like this have proven to be successful (specifically on common-sense reform like anti-gerrymandering), and is very plausible with such a narrowly split balance of power in the state. I am somewhat partial, having spent 30+ years here and now fighting gerrymandering in my own backyard, but I will continue supporting the cause up to $5,000.
Omaha Steve has helped me get a contribution link set up to support a non-profit: [link:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforfairmaps |
Thank you for the warm welcome!
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