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You are here: Home / Political Fundraising / Targeted Political Fundraising Fall 2022 / Margin of Error or Margin of Effort? Let’s Win This!

Margin of Error or Margin of Effort? Let’s Win This!

by WaterGirl|  October 20, 20229:35 am| 61 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Targeted Political Fundraising Fall 2022

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Let’s win this!

The House is 100% "within the margin of effort." Great way to put it! https://t.co/cltuPmEDrb

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) October 19, 2022

h/t Geminid 

We have MET the $1,000 Match for Barry’s WORKER POWER Angel Match!

Up to $50 per person will be matched by Barry – if you post your match and amount in the comments. Even if you were matched yesterday by Almost Retired, this is a new match so you are eligible for this one, too.

With our fundraising yesterday, we sent the equivalent of 2.5 people to work in AZ for a week!  Can we do it again?


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61Comments

  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 9:38 am

    A big thank you to both Barry and to Almost Retired!

  2. 2.

    Z!

    October 20, 2022 at 9:41 am

    In for $100!

  3. 3.

    VeniceRiley

    October 20, 2022 at 9:42 am

    Lettuce 1

    Truss 0

  4. 4.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue team

    October 20, 2022 at 9:43 am

    Just gave $50.

    Ty Barry and ty WG for putting all these together.

  5. 5.

    evap

    October 20, 2022 at 9:53 am

    $50 from me!

  6. 6.

    Jesse

    October 20, 2022 at 10:00 am

    In for $50. Thanks to the angels!

  7. 7.

    sixthdoctor

    October 20, 2022 at 10:01 am

    In for $25.

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:11 am

    Thanks, everyone!  We are at $225 for the match already

    edit: though this may slow down considerably now that another post has gone up right on top of it.

  9. 9.

    Leslie

    October 20, 2022 at 10:13 am

    In for $50. Thanks to the matchers and to Water Girl!

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:20 am

    Also, if anyone is retired or temporarily out of work or on vacation – and you want to go to AZ for a week or more – we could send you!  You get one day of training and 6 days of work, with travel and lodging covered unless you want to cover the cost yourself!

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:21 am

    @Leslie: Thank you!

  12. 12.

    Citizen Scientist

    October 20, 2022 at 10:24 am

    In for $25.  Have a great day all.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:32 am

    @Citizen Scientist: Thank you!

    We are up to $300 toward the match.

  14. 14.

    greengoblin

    October 20, 2022 at 10:36 am

    In for $50.00

    Thank you Barry and WG for this. Glad to be a part of the effort.

  15. 15.

    p.a.

    October 20, 2022 at 10:38 am

    $100.  I can give up beer for a week, easy.

  16. 16.

    greengoblin

    October 20, 2022 at 10:39 am

    In for $50.00 in honor of the lettuce!

    Thank you Barry and WG!

  17. 17.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    October 20, 2022 at 10:39 am

    In for another $50 because I’m not up to doing any physical GOTV this year. I’m going to let my checkbook do the walking.

  18. 18.

    jnfr

    October 20, 2022 at 10:43 am

    In for $50. Let’s do this.

  19. 19.

    BlueGuitarist

    October 20, 2022 at 10:45 am

    In for 25, thanks for this!

    of relevance to some others: found out from credit union i’m limited to 20 transactions per day. Problem: for the 22 downballot swing state candidates, they count each candidate as a separate transaction.

    I did the remaining transactions today to get me to the 330 i had originally intended.

    slowly realizing i can’t use the card again today, and looking at the time, how long i spent prying this info from the credit union.

    The downballot candidates include 6 Arizona candidates:

    Here’s a story about one of them:

    When her classroom ceiling collapsed, Laura Terech shielded her kindergartners; then she decided to run for AZ House to address the poor funding for Arizona’s schools. Toss-up district for state house, state senate, US House (AZ-01 D Jevin Hodge) and Maricopa County Attorney and all the state-wide races: US Senate, Gov, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Corporation Commission, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mine Inspector.

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:46 am

    @p.a.: That was good for a laugh out loud.  Literally!

    thank you

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:47 am

    @p.a.:   @greengoblin:   @jnfr:   @BlueGuitarist:

    Wow, we now have $525 toward the $1,000 match!

    Thank you everyone!

  22. 22.

    stayinginside

    October 20, 2022 at 10:47 am

    In for $15. Thanks for your efforts!

  23. 23.

    brendancalling

    October 20, 2022 at 10:49 am

    I’m in the middle of moving and can’t really afford to give $$$. However, I’m out every weekend knocking on doors for the Dems here in PA. It’s all I can do this year—so that’s what I’m doing.

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:50 am

    @BlueGuitarist: That’s good to know.  I thought maybe it was a fluke when paying with ApplePay.

    Next time I promote the down-ballot thermometer, I will ask people to just pick one or two people from the list and donate to them.

    edit: I put a note to that effect on the thermometer link in the sidebar.

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 10:57 am

    @brendancalling: I can’t believe that in the middle of moving, you are still out knocking on doors.  I am impressed.

    Are you moving TO where your teaching job is, or are you moving across town?

  26. 26.

    Eyeroller

    October 20, 2022 at 11:10 am

    $25

  27. 27.

    BlueGuitarist

    October 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

    @brendancalling:

    That’s great that in the middle of everything else you’re getting out the vote!

    “All you can do/is do what you must

    You do what you must do/and you do it well”

    Bob Dylan, Buckets of Rain

  28. 28.

    BlueGuitarist

    October 20, 2022 at 11:17 am

    @WaterGirl:

    Thanks!

    Also: love “margin of effort”

    Thanks to everyone here for your efforts

    bending the arc toward justice!

    have to say again: love “margin of effort”

  29. 29.

    Mo Salad

    October 20, 2022 at 11:24 am

    AB242449883

    Another Ulysses.

    WG – could you please add the Godfather III “keep pulling me back in” meme to the post?

  30. 30.

    Dmkingto

    October 20, 2022 at 11:42 am

    In for $100 yesterday (AB242232688). I didn’t realize there was a match. Thanks Almost Retired and Barry!

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 11:47 am

    @Mo Salad: If you can find it for me, I’ll use it. :-)

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 11:48 am

    @stayinginside:   @Eyeroller:   @Mo Salad:   @Dmkingto:

    Wow, we now have $665 toward the $1,000 match!  2/3 of the way there!

  33. 33.

    Avalie

    October 20, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    In for $200. Slammed at work, but I can at least support others.

  34. 34.

    jnfr

    October 20, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    @brendancalling:

    And that’s really important work. Thank you for doing it.

  35. 35.

    DarbysMom

    October 20, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    In for $15.

  36. 36.

    ChrisSherbak

    October 20, 2022 at 12:33 pm

    Thank you Barry! $25.

  37. 37.

    phdesmond

    October 20, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    Worker Power is a [U.S.] Grant recipient from me.

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 12:37 pm

    @Avalie:   @DarbysMom:   @ChrisSherbak:   Thank you!

    We now have $755 toward the $1,000 match!  3/4 of the way there!

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    @phdesmond: Can you say more?

  40. 40.

    There go two miscreants

    October 20, 2022 at 12:43 pm

    In for $100.

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 12:45 pm

    @There go two miscreants: I have no idea why your comment went into moderation.  Your email address format looks fine.  Unless it’s a new email address?  Or you mistyped something in your nym?  But it looks right to me.

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 12:46 pm

    @There go two miscreants: ooh, we are at $805!  thank you!

  43. 43.

    There go two miscreants

    October 20, 2022 at 12:56 pm

    @WaterGirl: New email address! I have moved, and my old ISP-based one is going away since I am out of their service area. I am now a resident of Wilmington, NC in order to be close to my son, most-excellent daughter-in-law, and my grandkids.

  44. 44.

    There go two miscreants

    October 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    @WaterGirl: My initial reply to you vanished. New email address.

  45. 45.

    There go two miscreants

    October 20, 2022 at 1:02 pm

    Let’s see if a non-reply comment works (two previous replies to WG just disappeared completely).

    New email address was the reason for moderation.

  46. 46.

    TEL

    October 20, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    In for $25. Thanks WaterGirl!

  47. 47.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 1:11 pm

    @There go two miscreants: They were in spam.  I marked you not spam and released them.  reply vs not reply should make no difference.

    can you post some comment an then a reply so i can confirm that all is good for you now?  typing this at 1:10 pm

  48. 48.

    There go two miscreants

    October 20, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    @WaterGirl: So I did post a non-reply comment that appeared promptly. Let’s see if a reply works now.​

    ETA: Yes, it appeared promptly, but editing required Text mode and the dreaded mice appeared (and were vanquished)!

  49. 49.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 1:21 pm

    @TEL:

    We are at $830.  Just $170 of matches (up to $50 per person) and we’ll meet the match from Barry!

  50. 50.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    @There go two miscreants: Those fucking mice!  I hate them. :-

    edit: Okay, your new nym/email combo seems to be working properly.  If you have another device, you’ll need to get the first comment on that one approved, also.

  51. 51.

    phdesmond

    October 20, 2022 at 1:58 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    the face of U.S. Grant is on the fifty-dollar bill.

  52. 52.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    @phdesmond:

    I knew that Grant was on the $50, just didn’t catch that as your way of saying you were donating $50.

    I was thinking grant applications and the awarding of grants. :-)

    On the plus side, we have matched $50 more than I thought we did!

  53. 53.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    We are at $880.  Oh so close!

  54. 54.

    lashonharangue

    October 20, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    In for $50.

  55. 55.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    @lashonharangue: Thank you!

    That’s $930 matched, just need $70 more.

  56. 56.

    Asparagus Aspersions

    October 20, 2022 at 3:35 pm

    I’ve thrown in $100.

    ETA: Did that push us over the $1000 threshold? I am unreasonably excited about that.

  57. 57.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    @Asparagus Aspersions: Technically only the first $50 is matched, but the judges will allow a $70 match to take us to the finish line!  :-)

    So we just hit $1,000!

  58. 58.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    We have MET the $1,000 Match for Barry’s WORKER POWER Angel Match!

    Thanks to everyone who donated!

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    Not sure if the $1,000 Barry donation will go into the thermometer or if it will be a paper check sent to Worker Power.

    Either way, we have already funded 5 people for a week on the ground in AZ.

    Go us!

  60. 60.

    Another Scott

    October 20, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    Donated++

    Thanks everyone.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  61. 61.

    WaterGirl

    October 20, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    I am closing this thread in my browser, so if you donate toward a match, please let me know in a current fundraising thread so your donation can be sure to be counted.

    thank you!

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