Thanks to everybody for their suggestions yesterday. I think we’ve got to get in the state lej game too, because redistricting is so important. I plan to copy what Sam Wang is doing with one tweak — adding Wisconsin in. Can one you tell me who is the appropriate Wisconsin group to raise money for?
By the way, ActBlue raised $392 million last month. That’s a shitload of money. It wouldn’t be a shock for them to clear two billion this year. I feel a little bad for slacking so far this year.
I still plan on making the Senate our biggest fundraising priority but it will take me a couple days to get it going, because I want to think about who to give to.
A bunch of you expressed some interest in raising money for the House — we are raising for the 13 most endangered House incumbents. Let’s finish that one off — we are near our goal of 25K.
Jude
wisdems.org is the main WI group. It’s now being run by Ben Wikler who was a firebrand during the immense grassroots activism that saved the ACA from the Repugs in 2017.
I’ve been working with them in an ancillary way. They’ve got people and coordinators in all WI counties and I volunteer for one of those counties. Word out is Biden just hired for his WI offices this week and will be coordinating with wisdems soon after. We’re having some serious communication issues with signage–getting large highway signs to people willing to host them on their property and getting yard signs one doesn’t have to pay $25 a pop for. It’s just the issue du jour. There are a lot of volunteers trying to unravel the knots that ground roots activism generally brings. Our particular county hasn’t been this organized possibly ever, but it’s a low bar in a red county.
Overall, I’m feeling like Dems aren’t going to be caught slack jawed like we were in 2016, but that WI will still be a real fight regardless of the polls.
Geoboy
“I still plan on making the Senate our biggest fundraising priority but it will take me a couple days to get it going, because I want to think about who to give to.” “All of them, Katie!” No more “safe” Republican Senate seats ever, no matter where, at least until North and South Dakota together stop having twice the voting power of California, and the Electoral College is relegated to the dustbin of history.
dnfree
Someone asked me the other day which three Illinois House members I’m giving to. Sean Casten is in my district, and Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lauren Underwood are in neighboring districts. All new, all impressive.
Another Scott
C.R.E.A.M.
E.M.I.L.Y.
Thanks for doing this. Donated.
Forward!!
Cheers,
Scott.
DougJ
Thanks everyone
Marcopolo
I second just making Wisconsin Dems the single donor point for the state. I’ve been giving them $10/month for the last year and a half so I’ve paid attention to what is going on there. Ben Wickler is doing yeoman’s work. If you want proof, just look at the results from the last Wisconsin SC race.Ensuring that your folks vote during a pandemic take a lot of quality organizing.
Alas, my hemostate D party is a bit of a cock-up. As a result, here in MO I give money to the individual campaigns, not the state D party.
H.E.Wolf
Thank you for doing a fundraising series for 2020! I want Dems to win it all, so Senate and US House options are both very welcome.
I’ve updated my list of 94 Balloon Juice-supported candidates for the 2018 US House, to indicate who’s running again. If that would be useful info, please let me know.
WereBear
Share my joy.
I am in the “Further Reading List” of Antidote to Trumpism: Essays on Intellectual Honesty and Critical Thinking by Luis Bernardo Mercado
I AM AN ANTIDOTE TO TRUMPISM
satby
@WereBear: Congratulations!!
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf: I am not DougJ, but I imagine that others might be interested in seeing that, as well.
Is it something you could paste into a comment? If it has a zillion links you can send it to me by email and I can add it for you.
WaterGirl
@WereBear: Wow! That’s a big Joe Biden deal.
Mousebumples
Agreed that WisDems are the ones to support in wisconsin. The big fight is likely to be in the Courts to ensure fair and equal (and safe!) voting access.
Btw, Wisconsin voters, i got my absentee ballot for the August primary in the mail yesterday. So those are coming out now ish , if you signed up to Vote By Mail.
H.E.Wolf
@WaterGirl:
It’s an Excel spreadsheet. :) I’ll proofread it and send it to you in email later today.
cleek
ah Act Blue… where every contribution puts you on the email and smail-mail lists of three dozen house candidates in states you’ve probably never thought about.
i give.
but i’d give more if they’d promise to not hand out my contact info.
Richard Guhl
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball only lists eight Democrats as tossups, and I think you missed two — Peterson of Minnesota and Golden of Maine. The other six are Finkenauer of Iowa, Small of New Mexico, Rose and Brindisi of New York, Horn of Oklahoma, and Cunningham of South Carolina. Meanwhile, he lists Delgado as a likely Democrat. The others are listed as lean Democrats.
DougJ
I kicked Golden off for his impeachment shenanigans. I can’t remember why Peterson’s off but he has a terrible voting record (maybe that’s why).