The day shift at Balloon Juice raised $11,000 today for the GA Runoff!
The block quote below is what I wrote this morning when we actively started fundraising.
I don’t think we want to make this a competition between the daytime and nighttime peeps – there’s too much overlap – but hopefully we can meet the new Balloon Juice Angel match of $1,000. Same rules as usual, matching up to $50 per person when the donation is listed in the comments.
I’m pretty sure we are all tired, I know I am.
And half of us are probably eating ramen noodles because we dug deep for this election.
But GA is most definitely within the margin of effort. So can we do this one more time?
We funded 27 pairs of boots on the ground for AZ before Nov 8.
After helping drive voter turnout in Arizona, Worker Power – a project associated with Unite Here labor union – is heading back to Georgia for the second time to get out the vote.
Here’s a link to an article about the Worker Action contribution in turning AZ blue in 2020.
This group knows how to turn people out for elections, and it’s hard to imagine that they didn’t also have a huge impact in AZ again this year. And they know GA, because they were in GA for the runoffs in 2021.
Every $1,000 we can raise will fund one person on the ground for the GA runoff – for a week!
Do we have it in us to fund another 27 pairs of boots on the ground for Raphael Warnock?
They are serious, the folks at Worker Power have thought this through, and they have a plan.
Check out the post from this morning for more details:
Within the Margin of Effort – 28 Pairs of Boots On the Ground in GA (We Have an Angel!)
14 sets of boots on the ground for 2 weeks of voter contact could be the difference between winning and losing.
Wyatt Salamanca
Agreed and after Warnock wins we can mock Trump for backing another fucking loser.
BlueGuitarist
In for $25
and postcards
WaterGirl
@BlueGuitarist: Double thanks!
That’s $25 for the match.
Leslie
So this is our third angel?
WaterGirl
@Leslie: Yes, this is our third angel today!
No more angels waiting in the wings, but you never know when another one might appear.
So yes, if you gave to the previous angels today, this is a new match and you are eligible again.
bbleh
Okay another 25. (Someday I need to start making money again.)
Matt McIrvin
In for $50.
hedgehog mobile
In for $25.
Also writing letters for Vote Forward, done 15 so far.
Tom Levenson
I keep saying I’m done this cycle, but in for another $25
rikyrah
You all rock!
mvr
OK, in for 50 for the boots. I think that one is the one now being matched right. (I know I should pay better attention but I have a day job which is why I tend to give in the evenings.) Thanks for all of your work on this!
Also, is there a simple explainer for getting lists of voters to send cards to?
Thanks for any help on that!
Joy in FL
in for $25.
Thanks, BJ Angel : )
RaflW
Finally home after a long day of travel. Chipped in.
RaflW
Oh, for $50 since this is an angel thread. Good night!
JAFD
Put in a few bucks. Sorry not more. Gotten my finances scrambled – cancellations and refunds that I ain’t sure are credited to my bank account yet. First world problems…
Hope all you jackals are healthy and happy.
If anyone’s going to Philcon this weekend, look me up !
fake irishman
In for $50. Thanks for the incredible work everyone has done this cycle, especially Watergirl for coordinating one hell of a finely targeted financial campaign which might literally have been the difference in the AZ AG’s race (fingers crossed)
(Also you postcard writers rock.)
2liberal
i kicked in $100
206inKY
In for $50. Thank you!
Kathleen
Donated 25.00
BlueGuitarist
@mvr:
you can get addresses and card downloads from MazeDancer via
https://www.postcardpatriots.com/contact-1
And helpful answers to your questions.
WaterGirl is planning a post card writing thread for Saturday, iirc 8pm E.
Leslie
In for $50.00. Thanks to all the angels!
Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride
In for $100.
Qrop Non Sequitur
In for 50.
Mom Called
In for $100
WaterGirl
@bbleh: @Matt McIrvin: @hedgehog mobile: @Tom Levenson: @mvr: @Joy in FL: @RaflW: @JAFD: @2liberal: @206inKY: @Kathleen: @Leslie: @Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride: @Mom Called: @fake irishman: @Qrop Non Sequitur:
I think I’ve got everyone! Thank you all so much, together that’s $600 toward the $1,000 match!
WaterGirl
We are at $725 toward the $1,000 angel match!
You guys are amazing.
Mike S (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!)
In for another $50 via this thermometer! Thank you WG for all your effort!
WaterGirl
@Mike S (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!): Thank you!
That’s $775, just $225 left on the match!
Dadadadadadada
I put in $250 last night.
mvr
@BlueGuitarist:
Thank you for that!
WaterGirl
@Dadadadadadada: Thank you for that!
JCNZ
Proud to be a miniscule part of this one-of-a-kind collective.
As a foreign national, I’m not allowed to make political contributions – otherwise, put me down for a billion!
WaterGirl
@JCNZ: Thank you for that!