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You are here: Home / Political Fundraising / Political Fundraising 2021-22 / Four Directions Double-Match is Confirmed and More Angels are Waiting in the Wings!

Four Directions Double-Match is Confirmed and More Angels are Waiting in the Wings!

by WaterGirl|  January 18, 20221:27 pm| 81 Comments

This post is in: Political Action, Political Fundraising 2021-22

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On Wisconsin!

FOUR DIRECTIONS confirmed the full double-match!  I was totally confident that they would, but I am still thrilled to know that they have.

At stake in Michigan in November 2022:

  • All 4 elected executive offices in Michigan (Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lt. Gov.)
  • Control of the (currently) hard-line rabid Michigan State Legislature (House and Senate)
  • Two Michigan Supreme Court Seats
  • Control of the US House of Representatives

Also at stake is every single election outcome from Governor to dog-catcher!

I don’t need to tell any of you that when we donate to boots-on-the-ground organizations, we are not just helping one single candidate in a single race.

It helps IN EVERY RACE.

It helps build the relationships that help us win the next election after that, and the one after that.

There is about $350 left on the match from BJ Angel #7 and there are more angels waiting in the wings.

Let’s do this!

Four Directions
MICHIGAN!

Goal Thermometer

John always likes me to remind people that no one should ever feel obligated to donate in response to any fundraising request here, whether it’s for political fundraising or to support the Balloon Juice site. Everyone is part of the Balloon Juice community, donations or no donations!

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    The math:  when we have a double-match + a BJ angel donor

    If you donate $50 through THIS thermometer:  Our Balloon Juice angel adds $50 to that, for a total of $100.  Which the FOUR DIRECTION donor double-matches, adding $200, for a total of $300.  So your $50 turns into $300!

    If you donate $10 through THIS thermometer:  Our Balloon Juice angel adds $10 to that, for a total of $20.  Which the FOUR DIRECTION donor double-matches, adding $40, for a total of $60.  So your $10 turns into $60!

    If you donate $100 through THIS thermometer:  Our Balloon Juice angel adds $50 to that, for a total of $150.  Which the FOUR DIRECTION donor double-matches, adding $300, for a total of $450.  So your $100 turns into $450!

    Remember to add your donation in the comments in order to be counted for the Angel Match.

    With each new angel match, you can be matched up to $50 even if a previous angel has matched you before.

  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 1:33 pm

    $15,000 in one day on Friday was amazing!

    $5,000 more over the weekend with no fundraising posts was outstanding.

    Thanks to everyone, from the $1 donors to the angels to the external double-matchers that Four Directions found to meet our challenge.

  3. 3.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 18, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    I just plugged the effort in the local election thread below.

  4. 4.

    Madeleine

    January 18, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    Yay double match!

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    @Madeleine: Indeed!

  6. 6.

    O. Felix Culpa

    January 18, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    Reposting from below:

    Just popping in to say that the White House has started a soft launch today of the website to order free COVID tests. The official start is tomorrow, but I just ordered mine at covidtests.gov.

  7. 7.

    David Fud

    January 18, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    In for $100.

  8. 8.

    Josie

    January 18, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa: Thanks.  Just ordered mine.

  9. 9.

    snoey

    January 18, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    In for 50 – I think – confirmation page weirded out but got the e-mail.

  10. 10.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 18, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    Checking on a technicality:

    I put in $50 last week and it counted toward the match.

    If I toss in another $25 now, will it count for the current match?

  11. 11.

    WendyBinFL

    January 18, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    And $100 here.

  12. 12.

    mac8

    January 18, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    In for $50.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    @David Fud: Thank you!  With the double-match Four Directions found and the angel match, that’s $450 to Michigan!

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    @snoey: Thank you!  With the double-match Four Directions found and the angel match, that’s $300 to Michigan!

  15. 15.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:26 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Yes!  New angel, new match!  I’ll add that to my earlier note.

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    @WendyBinFL: Thank you!  Your $100 turned into $450 to Michigan.

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    @mac8: Your $50 turned into $300 for Michigan!  thank you

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Nicely done!  Thank you so much.  Good point about posting the link elsewhere if people are up for that.

  19. 19.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 18, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    Ron Johnson self-pwning.

  20. 20.

    SkyBluePink

    January 18, 2022 at 2:49 pm

    $50

    Thanks to all for these efforts-

  21. 21.

    VeniceRiley

    January 18, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    Order #AB212922204
    $50.00

    playing with matches again wheeee!

  22. 22.

    Caphilldcne

    January 18, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    Added $50. Go Blue.

  23. 23.

    way2blue

    January 18, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    Hi WaterGirl!

    Just donated $100 to Four Directions / Michigan / ActBlue.  Big thanks for connecting us with such a worthy effort.

  24. 24.

    greengoblin

    January 18, 2022 at 3:05 pm

    I put in $50.00.

  25. 25.

    BruceFromOhio

    January 18, 2022 at 3:19 pm

    In for fifty clams, assistance from an angel is always welcome.

  26. 26.

    BruceFromOhio

    January 18, 2022 at 3:20 pm

    @VeniceRiley: LOL, thanks

  27. 27.

    skerry

    January 18, 2022 at 3:21 pm

    I put in $25 earlier this month and just added another $25

    Thanks, angel matchers

  28. 28.

    Wolvesvalley

    January 18, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    Is Angel Match #7 complete? I had told myself that I had reached my limit, but I will put in another $50. However, I can’t remember if my last $50 was for this match, and if it was, I want to wait for the next match. :-)

  29. 29.

    CALawTalkingGuy

    January 18, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    Never commented before, but I donated $50 to help the cause.

  30. 30.

    H.E.Wolf

    January 18, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    Thank you to WaterGirl and all donors, angelic and otherwise!  Michigan is going to get a nice surprise in 2022, thanks to our support of Four Directions.

  31. 31.

    Cacti

    January 18, 2022 at 3:48 pm

    Since there isn’t an open thread, I’ll drop this here:

    US Senate candidate Gary Chambers (D-LA), cuts a campaign ad against the drug war, featuring him lighting up a blunt.

    Already gone viral with over 700,000 views.

    I salute your bravery, Mr. Chambers.

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    @CALawTalkingGuy: Thank you so much!  Your $50 turned into $300 for Michigan.

    Welcome to commenting!

    I had to manually approve your first comment, but from now on everyone will be able to see your comment right away.

  33. 33.

    Mercy

    January 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    In for fifty!

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    @SkyBluePink: Thank you, that’s $300 for Michigan!

  35. 35.

    sab

    January 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    Will this still be open tomorrow when the social security check lands?

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:54 pm

    @VeniceRiley: And another $300 for Michigan!  thank you

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:54 pm

    @Caphilldcne: And another $300 for Michigan.  than you

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    @way2blue: Thank you!  $450 for Michigan.

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    @greengoblin: Love your nym!  That’s $300 for Michigan.

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: Your $50 turned into $300 for Michigan!

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:57 pm

    @skerry: Hi there, did I reply to the earlier $25?  Trying to figure if that got credited to another match.

    For now I’ll credit this $25 today, so let me know.  thanks!  Another $150 for Michigan!

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    Angel match #7 is now complete!  Angel match #8 is starting!

    So everybody is now eligible for the new match, if desired.

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    @Wolvesvalley: You are now eligible for the new angel match #8!

  44. 44.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    @Cacti: Is weed legal in that state?

  45. 45.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    @sab: Yes!  We still have a couple of BJ angels waiting in the wings.

  46. 46.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: How is that a self-pwn?

  47. 47.

    RaflW

    January 18, 2022 at 4:06 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Holy shit, keeping the filibuster is at 4.3% with over 50,000 votes.
    Perfection.

  48. 48.

    Sure Lurkalot

    January 18, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    @Cacti: I too salute Mr. Chambers and his point his spot on. How many lives, mostly black and brown, have been ruined by ridiculous pot laws?

  49. 49.

    Cacti

    January 18, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    @WaterGirl: I believe LA decriminalized possession of a certain amount.

    But even among legalization advocates in DC, how many have the stones to spark up a blunt in a campaign ad?

  50. 50.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    @RaflW: You must have to be logged in to see the results?  I tried to vote and twitter told me to either log in or fuck off.  (paraphrase)

  51. 51.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 18, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    @WaterGirl: Look at the results.

  52. 52.

    Ha Nguyen

    January 18, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    Just donated $100

  53. 53.

    skerry

    January 18, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    @WaterGirl: I don’t remember you replying to the first $25. Thanks

  54. 54.

    CarolPW

    January 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    I just put in more than $50.

  55. 55.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    @WaterGirl: ​
    Aha, when I voted it was 75% to let Dems win and it has been getting worse for him.

    https://twitter.com/bader_diedrich/status/1483536813767618561?s=20

  56. 56.

    Dan B

    January 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    $50.
    More beans for dinner. ;<(

  57. 57.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I couldn’t see the results.  Twitter just asked me to log in.

  58. 58.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    @CarolPW: Thank you!  Your $50 turned into $300!

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Boy, it might just be worth logging into Twitter to be able to help contribute to that!

  60. 60.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    @Dan B:  Michigan thanks you for your $300!

  61. 61.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Balloon Juice Angel #7 is about to add her $1,000 match in the thermometer!

    It’s $22, 275 at the moment, watch for the jump to $23,275!

  62. 62.

    something fabulous

    January 18, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    Well, i am pretty broke again, but want to get in on this matching action, so let’s throw an odd (though even!) amount into the pot, for luck!

  63. 63.

    frosty

    January 18, 2022 at 5:43 pm

    @Cacti: He just threw down a gauntlet for John Fetterman in PA. Who has been for legal weed since forever.

  64. 64.

    Wolvesvalley

    January 18, 2022 at 5:55 pm

    @Wolvesvalley:  Just put in that $50.

    We are so close to $25,000! It would be so great to get there tonight!

  65. 65.

    Uncle Cosmo

    January 18, 2022 at 6:07 pm

    Just chipped in a Franklin; alert the matchers.

  66. 66.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    @something fabulous: $18 then?  If it’s $18, that turns into $108 for Michigan!  If it’s not 18, then tell me what it is and I will make the correction.  thank you!

    Sometimes I think the most generous givers are the folks who are in a spot where they don’t have as much disposable income as they like, yet they still give a dollar or 5 dollars or 10 dollars.  (or 18!)

  67. 67.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    @Wolvesvalley:  Your $50 for this match turned into $300!

    thank you!

  68. 68.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 6:44 pm

    @Uncle Cosmo: The matchers have been alerted!  That’s $450 for Michigan!

  69. 69.

    stinger

    January 18, 2022 at 7:05 pm

    Chipped in $50 (my fourth donation, and might not have done them all were it not for the BJ Angels). Sad that we’ll probably never do this for my red state, but happy to try to help other states turn blue.

  70. 70.

    CapybaraTeam6

    January 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Long time lurker in for $100.

    #AB212947481

  71. 71.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    @stinger: Thank you, stinger!  That’s $300 for Michigan!

    I am willing to bet that a lot of these donations are from people who are digging deeper because of the BJ angels.  So lucky to have them.

  72. 72.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 7:17 pm

    We have now matched $500 of the current BJ angel match of $1,500!

  73. 73.

    something fabulous

    January 18, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    @WaterGirl:  Yep, 18 it is!! thanks for this nice thought. Matches (and your posting and tracking them for us!) are so inspiring!

  74. 74.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    @CapybaraTeam6: Wow, thank you!

    I just approved your first comment, so future comments will show up for everyone right away.  That’s $450 for Michigan!

  75. 75.

    WaterGirl

    January 18, 2022 at 10:00 pm

    We have nearly $1,000 of the current angel match still available, so I think it’s safe for me to head to bed.  I will check first thing in the morning and let everyone where the match stands then.

    Thanks to all, whether you have donated, have helped spread the work or provide encouragement.

  76. 76.

    Torrey

    January 18, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    Just added $300. Grateful to Four Directions for the work they’re doing and to Four Directions and BJ for the chance to help out, even if it’s just in a small way.

  77. 77.

    WaterGirl

    January 19, 2022 at 9:01 am

    @Torrey: Holy cow!  Your $300 turned into $1,050 for Michigan.

    thank you!

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    January 19, 2022 at 9:23 am

    Angel match #8 is for $1,500, and we have met $750 of that match!

    There is still $750 of match money available for angel match #8!

  79. 79.

    WaterGirl

    January 19, 2022 at 11:16 am

    Big Update!

    You guys have probably all figured out by now that I try to leverage the angel matches all of your generous donating to get the maximum impact for our donations.

    With all the amazing BJ Angels who stepped forward for Michigan, and with all the generous donating, or “playing with matches” as one of our BJ peeps likes to say, we have a great opportunity here to do even more than we hoped for.

    Three of our $1,000 angel matches were going to be paid by check, but by “trading matches” with other BJ Anlels who were waiting in the wings, each of the three angels is putting their $1,000 in the thermometer today.

    For the math peeps:  $24,500 (this morning) + $3,000 (thermometer angel matches) + $1,500 (assuming you guys match the remaining $750 of that angel match) + $750 (that hopefully you guys will donate to complete the $1,500 match) = $29,750!

    Last weekend I asked Lewis at Four Directions to look into a possible double-match for an extra $5k in case we hit $30,000 like we did for Wisconsin.  Lewis came through with a single match, and he is working on another single match.

    So if we get to $30,000, that will turn into at least $85,000 for Michigan, and most likely $90,000 because Lewis expects to be able to find another match for the $5k in the next couple of days.

    The $3,000 that was going to be paid by check will be the start of angel matching for our next boots-on-the-ground fundraising, whatever that will be.  (The plan is for some organization in GA, AZ, WI or MI.  The specific organization has not been identified yet, but we’re working on it!)

    Congratulations, everyone!  We are collectively awesome!

  80. 80.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 19, 2022 at 11:30 am

    @WaterGirl:

    Quite simply amazing! Thank you.

  81. 81.

    WaterGirl

    January 19, 2022 at 11:38 am

    One of the three $1,000 matches was added to the thermometer to get us to $25,520.

    I think we’ll see the next $1,000 angel match soon.

    Not sure when the third $1,000 angel either checks email or gets home from work, but I’ll let you know when it has arrived.

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