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2016 Postmortem

silvershadow

(10,336 posts) Sun Feb 22, 2015, 01:24 PM Feb 2015

I am no longer donating to the DNC, DCCC, or any of the other aggregators of $. I only [View all]

will donate to individual candidates directly. The bulk of my donations will go to primary candidates. My $ are extremely limited anyway. That way, I will know my $ won't be used on any third-way candidates. I hope the party apologists, third-wayers and such won't be butt-hurt. Eventually the party will figure out where their base is, and where the American people are as a whole. I hope it is sooner rather than later. It's getting pretty late as is.

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I am no longer donating to the DNC, DCCC, or any of the other aggregators of $. I only [View all] silvershadow Feb 2015 OP

I went that way years ago. ActBlue is a great site for easily contributing to specific candidates. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #1

Me too marym625 Feb 2015 #2

Yep, it's the only way to ensure your dough goes to candidates that share your ideals. Scuba Feb 2015 #3

Individual candidates can choose to contribute your donation to those groups. onehandle Feb 2015 #4

Maybe so, but it's an extra step. At least this way, they will actually have to take that step. nt silvershadow Feb 2015 #5

Yes that's true. s-cubed Feb 2015 #6

Me too zipplewrath Feb 2015 #24

I've been doing that for a while. onecaliberal Feb 2015 #7

I made homegirl Feb 2015 #8

Me too. For several years now. Funnel cash through progressives to build their power and starve DLC on point Feb 2015 #9

K&R'd. snot Feb 2015 #10

I haven't donated in years. bigwillq Feb 2015 #11

, blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #12

then that's what they'll blame the '16 loss on MisterP Feb 2015 #13

Let them. I carry no guilt. I have few dollars to spend. If I send it as 20 bucks to one silvershadow Feb 2015 #14

The day you can get Alan Grayson clones elected in Virginia, Florida, Montana, Missouri, let me know brooklynite Feb 2015 #15

Gee, I'm not in any of those states. If you are, and feel frisky, I say go for it! silvershadow Feb 2015 #16

But you're not supporting DSCC either... brooklynite Feb 2015 #17

Holy crap. As predicted. Only on DU. silvershadow Feb 2015 #18

oh and by the way I didn't say anything about the DSCC. silvershadow Feb 2015 #19

"...any of the other aggregators"...would seem to include DSCC brooklynite Feb 2015 #25

Well, it hasn't served to move us very far back to the left, at least back to the point we were silvershadow Feb 2015 #27

MY concern is not to move us to the left...it's to keep us from lurching to the right... brooklynite Feb 2015 #28

Well I will let you know the first chance I see one around here. It's pretty dry land in Indiana. : silvershadow Feb 2015 #29

Joe Donnelly? brooklynite Feb 2015 #30

Sad isn't it? I may be forced to. He's about like Joe Manchin. You're talking to someone silvershadow Feb 2015 #31

this tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #32

Totally. nt bemildred Feb 2015 #20

I've been doing this since November 2013 JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #21

That's why they won't get a penny from me. HappyMe Feb 2015 #22

Something I really learned this last election? JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #23

I live in one of those conservative pockets tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #33

Amen! And I appreciate all of your work in NJ JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #34

Same here! No more DNC or DCCC, only individual candidates. I started that a few years ago. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #26

I do the same davidpdx Feb 2015 #35