Update at 1:00 pm on Friday:
The match has been met, thanks to all who donated, and to our anonymous BJ Angel, too!
This gets us to just halfway over our goal for Kimberly Pope Adams!
We have an anonymous Angel who will match donations up to $50 per person, for a total of $500, for Kimberly Pope Adams.
You all know what the stakes are, so I won’t share them here, but I would love it if some of our Virginia peeps could pop in and remind us of why these races are so important.
Let’s FLIP this seat!
Remember, people who come out to vote for state level offices usually vote the whole ticket!
WaterGirl
Reminder, in order to be matched up to $50 per person, please tell us about your donation in the comments or by email to me.
Joy in FL
$25 for Good Kim
WaterGirl
@Joy in FL: Thank you! I have spoken with her by phone and I was impressed with her. Sharp, personable, enthusiastic.
I would LOVE to see her replace Bad Kim, who – among other things – has been involved with the fake abortion clinics.
Bad Kim is BAD. And she doesn’t deserve another term.
stinger
Chipped in $50 — thanks, anonymous angel!
And thanks, way2blue and WaterGirl, for today’s sidebar image. Mountains and oceans are all very well, but a path through the trees leads straight to my heart.
Sfinny
In for $50.
WaterGirl
@stinger: Thank you!
Picking the photo this morning, I thought that this being Friday, typical news dump day, we might need the comfort of walking through the woods.
Definitely worth a click to feel like you are stepping into the forest.
Kristine
In for $25
KSinMA
In for $50. Thanks, angel!
stinger
@WaterGirl:
Keeping a tab open with that image enlarged. I definitely evolved from a forest-dwelling hominid!
WaterGirl
@stinger: I hope I’m not being obnoxious with all my reminders to click on the images.
But with the bigger images, it’s really the difference between SEEING a beautiful photo and the FEELING like you are there.
JeanneT
I’m in for $50, too.
WaterGirl
@Sfinny: @Kristine: @KSinMA: @JeanneT:
Thank you all so much!
Badluckgremlin
In for $50.
Sonora
Best wishes to Amy. In for $50.
WaterGirl
@Badluckgremlin: @Sonora:
Much appreciated!
Sister Machine Gun of Quiet Harmony
In for $50.
Dmkingto
In for $50 for good Kim
Redshift
I chipped in another $100 last night, does that count? (It’s okay if it doesn’t.)
Youngkin has been DeSantis with a smile instead of a sneer. (He literally said he saw DeSantis as a model when he was running.) He only cares about building up his future career prospects, so he’s been enthusiastically supporting all of Trump’s damaging attacks, and the only thing that has kept us from becoming Florida has been our Democratic legislature, so the bigger a wall we have there, the better.
And on the positive side, since our chances of electing Dems for governor and the other top offices in November are pretty good, we got a lot of great stuff the last time we had a Dem trifecta — greatly expanded early voting, for one. If we have one next year, we’ll definitely pass (for the required second time) state constitutional amendments protecting voting rights, abortion rights, and marriage equality.
WaterGirl
@Redshift: Thank you for sharing all that – it’s great to be reminded of the things that are possible if we win in Virginia.
WaterGirl
Only $50 left on this match!
Geminid
@Redshift: Dems also passed six good gun safety laws in 2020, and Spanberger says she’ll sign an assault weapons ban if one passes next year.
But hey, have you heard about Glenn Youngkin’s new high-tech fleece vest? It changes color depending on which side of his mouth he’s talking out of!
dc
I donated $25 yesterday. I don’t know if that can be included.
WaterGirl
@dc: Donation much appreciated! The donations that happen even when there isn’t a post give me hope. :-)
Angel matches are not retroactive, though.
sixthdoctor
in for $25.
WaterGirl
@sixthdoctor: Thank you!
You were matched with the last $25!
WaterGirl
Thank you, anonymous Angel! And every person who donated!
WaterGirl
Also thanks to everyone who comes to this thread late, and still donates even though the match is complete.
You guys rock.
H.E.Wolf
Hooray for the angel and the donors!
Good Kim grew up in a working class family, and her priorities reflect that knowledge.
She supports good-quality free public educations, unions, reproductive choice (itself an economic issue for families), food sufficiency, rural internet access, and crime prevention.
kimberlypopeadams.com/issues/
Redshift
@Geminid: lol
Chris S. Sherbak
$25 for Good Kim. Also, I read that ALL seats in VA, spec. normally uncontested “red” seats, are going to have Dem candidates. So I think there are going to be a LOT of opportunities to support a candidate of your choice. They may not win, but the Dems in those districts need to be energized AND no more GOP members sliding into seats they believe are theirs by just showing up.
WaterGirl
@Chris S. Sherbak: Yes!
Virginia did good – with every single seat contested by Dems.
If there’s ever a year when we might see some surprise wins, I would think it would be this year.
Kayla Rudbek
$10 here and then let me look at the other state races…