We are trying to get each of these two candidates $10,000 to help in their fight to win these seats in Virginia.
We had our first Balloon Juice Angel match for Virginia yesterday, and that helped get us to $5,000!
Mousebumples is our Balloon Juice Angel today – let’s see what we can get to with this one. Big thanks to both our angels!
Mousebumples will match up to $25 per person, for a total of $500.
Let’s get this Angel Match started! As we kick off the match, the thermometer is at $5,346.
The two Virginia candidates we are supporting are:
- Michael Feggans
- Kimberly Pope Adams
I bring you…
Horrible Opponents: Episode 2
Meet Karen Greenhalgh, who currently holds the seat that Michael Feggans wants to take back. Karen Greenhalgh voted for a bill to criminalize health care providers.
Meet Kim Taylor, who currently holds the seat that Kimberly Pope Adams wants to take back. Kim Taylor voted to reinstate mandatory BIASED (so-called) counseling before an abortion.
Let’s help Virginia peeps to: Vote. Them. Out.
Open thread.
WaterGirl
Reminder: to count toward the match, tell us your donation in a comment. (Or if you are super private, you can send me an email message.)
H.E.Wolf
Thank you to Mousebumples!
And thank you to the two excellent candidates who are going to make the VA legislature a more equitable and accountable place.
SiubhanDuinne
In for $25. Thanks, Mousebumples and WG!
CarolPW
$50
Lyrebird
Big cheers for Mousebumples and for WaterGirl!
I can’t right now.
:-(
But I am cheering y’all on, and I hope to pitch in later.
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf: @SiubhanDuinne: @CarolPW: @Lyrebird:
Thank you for the cheers and donations!
That’s $50 toward the $500 match.
Old School
I chipped in $25. Thanks Mousebumples! You’re an angel!
eclare
I’m in for $25! Thank you Mousebumples!
WaterGirl
@Old School: @eclare: And another $50 toward the match! Thank you.
We’re at $100.
thruppence
In for $50. Got called in for an extra shift today, so there’s a little more room in the budget
WaterGirl
@thruppence: Thank you! That makes $125 toward the $500 match.
rekoob
@WaterGirl: Put in $54 to round up the total. Thanks from a former Virginian, now in Delaware!
WaterGirl
@rekoob: ha!
It’s so funny. There are people who like to round it up to make it a round number. And then there are the people who deliberately donate to make it an odd number to inspire people to donate in order to “fix it”.
Also, thank you!
That’s $150 toward the $500 match.
MJN
Chipped in $25. Thanks WG for all your work on BJ to help elect Democrats, and thanks Mousebumples for being an Angel.
WaterGirl
@MJN: Thank you!
We are now up to $175 toward the match.
Sandia Blanca
We’re in for $50. Trying to counteract our right-wing Virginia relatives!
Czar Chasm
Not gonna bleg for my campaign this round. I just want to thank y’all for focusing on Virginia this round!
This year’s legislative session was a bit crazy: Multiple items on the conservative wishlist, which passed in the conservative-led House of Delegates, were only stopped because of the razor-thin, Democratic majority in the state Senate.
It also caused the Commonwealth’s budget to not have multiple amendments adopted. This threw just about every state agency into chaos, cascading down to cause even more pandemonium for every locality, lasting until the third week of September, when a deal was finally contrived and passed. I run one of my county’s departments, and I’m only now returning to semblance of normalcy in my office.
All elections matter. All elections impact all of us on a local level.
Taking the House back, and keeping the Senate is crucial this fall, to reduce the chances of this from happening for the next two years. Youngkin could still inject some chaos through his veto or amendment powers, but it still would not be as disruptive as this year was.
So, thank you, what are y’all doing means a lot.
LET’S GOOOO
There go two miscreants
In for $100
WaterGirl
@Sandia Blanca: @There go two miscreants:
Thank you! That takes us to $225 toward the match. One more $25 from a new person and we’ll be halfway there.
WaterGirl
@Czar Chasm: Appreciate all the info!
WaterGirl
I’ll check back in the morning. Thanks to everyone who donated! Or provided encouragement!
Ha Nguyen
I just put in $250
Geminid
@Ha Nguyen: This Virginian thanks you.
WaterGirl
@Ha Nguyen: Thank you so much! That takes us halfway to the $500 match, plus a lot more.