DAMMIT!!! I'm tapped out!!!!

[CatWoman]

Donated to Stacy Abrams.

Donated to Rev. Warnock.

Donated to Hope for Paws.

Want to donate to Olbermann's "Dogs in Need" organization.

Just got a text from Kamala asking for $20.

I can't any more.

[bdamomma]

1. I am too

I've been giving since October to every democrat running, Fetterman, Crist, Warnock, Mandela Barnes, Admiral Franken, Val Demmings, Abrams they are better than the misfits who are running. All small donations given but they add up!!! the stakes are too high. If the cult gets in there will be havoc.

[cachukis]

2. Surpassed my limit. Keep tossing ten spots hoping it fends off

the wolves. Must be fraying nerves.

[cilla4progress]

3. THANKS TO ALL

You are awesome!!

[central scrutinizer]

4. I get over 100 requests every day

I’ve donated around $4000 so far, but mea culpa, none through Omaha Steve’s DU links.

[Marthe48]

18. That's tremendous!

Thank you.

I donated, but not that much, but as much as I can.

[DENVERPOPS]

29. Also

We get 20-30 requests from charities every day at this time of year. The largest number is from animal charities.
Other times during the year, 1-10 a day.

It has become quite a business. Every time you give something to any charity, they sell or trade your name to every other charity in the country.....

Same with companies you buy something from. Direct Marketing and Mail order Companies, (mail order companies) sell your name or trade it to a ton of other companies. Just one order from one company and that will generate 100 or more other companies to send their catalogue to you......

[jimfields33]

5. You definitely can hold off on Kamala until next year or even early 2024.

She certainly doesn’t need the money quite yet. That should save a little bit of heartburn.

[Kaleva]

7. I believe she's asking for donations for other candidates

[ShazzieB]

34. Yes, that is a common tactic.

I've gotten emails and texts that purport to be from Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, just about any prominent Dem figure you could name, asking me to contribute to Democrats. And of course, that's on top of all the emails from individual candidates. I try to ignore most of it and just contribte to who I can, when I can, but it's a lot sometimes.

[Kaleva]

6. Got an email from Abrams campaign asking me why I'm ghosting them.

[zeusdogmom]

19. I did too.

The campaigns are just sending emails by the gazillions hoping a few will stick. I’ve donated all I can and like many I am tapped out. I hope the process for asking for money is more refined for the next election. I am weary of deleting, unsubscribing, etc. A minor complaint when one looks at the entire picture and how important this election is. But still an irritant.

[femmedem]

8. Don't be upset at what you can't do. Be proud of what you've done.

Thanks for being so generous and for making such smart choices about where to put your limited funds.

[Alice Kramden]

9. Yes

I donated as much as I could afford - Abrams, Warnock, Beto, Val Demings, Katie Porter, plus the ActBlue.com House Majority PAC. This is so important.

[Emile]

10. K&R

[NBachers]

11. I looked at an analysis of my donations for this year; & this campaign season; on ActBlue last night

Those micro-donations add up. I'm well over four thousand bucks, and that's on a hardware store guy's wages in the most expensive housing area of the country. I'll give more; I already have today. I doubt the demands will go away after the election. We will need to fund the defense against Nazi attacks on our voting systems.

Thanks to all who are nudging & budging our Democratic candidates!

[MLAA]

23. Your post gently nudged me to do a little more!

Thanks for all you’ve done

[Traildogbob]

12. I hear you.

Seems the majority of Americans can’t really afford a country. We don’t stand much of a chance against billionaires. Like being at an Estate Auction with $1,000 against billionaire bankers that don’t really give a damn about the property, they just want to win and own it. And they have an endless supply of cash. And we are bidding on our ancestor's land from 100’s of generations.

[1WorldHope]

13. Campaigns have become a money maker for a bunch of people

And this can't be how we keep our democracy going. Whoever collects the most money will win? We've been micro donating since Obama ran and we haven't stopped yet! Get rid of citizens united. I'm so tapped out too.

[MadameButterfly]

28. The problem is Citizens United

We shouldn't have to go broke making donations that are a drop in the bucket because billionaires can drop millions that they don't even feel.

However, Obama and Bernie showed us that the small donations DO add up. Whenever I donate $10 (I'm an artist) I imagine 10,000 people doing the same. I'm way past my limit, but then I think, what is the value of democracy to me? I'll be in it until Tuesday.

[KPN]

32. Yeah. I've given more this cycle than ever before,

and it seems to be going up each election year. Aside from the ills bestowed on us by Citizens United, campaigns have become an industry unto themselves — how many people are making millions of $ without any concern for political outcomes I wonder. Having learned a lot about people over my 71 years, I’m guessing a lot.

[1WorldHope]

14. Campaigns have become a money maker for a bunch of people

And this can't be how we keep our democracy going. Whoever collects the most money will win? We've been micro donating since Obama ran and we haven't stopped yet! Get rid of citizens united. I'm so tapped out too.

[True Blue American]

16. We can thank

The Supreme Court for that decion. They sold our Country to the highest bidder when they rejected McCain/ Feingold and also gave us Citizens United. Dumbest Court ever.

[Picaro]

15. Me too.

I’ve given and given and given. Warnock, Abtams, Booker, Barnes, Kelly, Demings.

And Beto. Don’t forget Beto.

Finally had to send “STOP” to some candidate’s operations. But then I’d start getting texts from someone else with the same campaign.

I just can’t do it anymore. At this stage the cake should be baked.

That’s what I have to believe.

I’m now just hoping that it was enough. Hoping that America won’t flunk this intelligence test.

[Marthe48]

17. Good for you

We have to choose who we can donate to. I was wondering if a couple larger donations to fewer candidates was better than a lot of little donations to more candidates. I opted for little donations to about 20 candidates. I hope I made the right choice!

[James48]

20. I'm tapped out too.

A member of the $4000+ donor club trying to save democracy.

Next year, I’m going to find a better way to blow $4k. I’m thinking a warm vacation would be nice.

[barbtries]

21. i hear you.

i don't even know all the candidates I donated to, but the most i've been able to send lately was a few bucks to Cheri Beasley. I can't believe it's even a contest here in NC but it really is and her opponent is a freaking asshole.

i've started blocking numbers because of all the texts i'm receiving. at the end of the day I hate politics actually.

[bahboo]

22. yep...given to quite a few....

now concentrating donations on GOTV efforts....

[Auggie]

24. I'm sold on Flip the Vote

Instead of giving to candidates, Flip The Vote works on getting people to the polls in races that are tight but winnable.

[mahina]

25. I'll check it. Thank you

[AmBlue]

27. I will check them out too!

Thanks!

[MadameButterfly]

30. also Robert Reich

who is using cutting edge technology to reach persuadable voters and testing which messages work best before they send them out across all social media platforms. For example, teaching voters where our current inflation is really coming from and who is really doing something about it. Countering the barage of dishonest Republican talking points.

[KPN]

33. +++++

[AmBlue]

26. Me too!

I donate monthly to Charlie Crist and Val Demings.

I've sent single donations to Abrams, Warnock, Kelly, Fetterman, and others.

I wish I could do more. It's better to invest in protecting this country now than to have to flee later!

Hoping for a BIG BLUE TSUNAMI on Tuesday!

[mvd]

31. No worries, CatWoman. You did what you could

Thanks very much for your support!

[In It to Win It]

35. I probably donated more this time around than I ever did before

Stacey Abrams for Georgia Governor
Charlie Crist for Florida Governor
Val Demings for US Senator from Florida
Raphael Warnock for US Senator from Georgia
Tim Ryan for US Senator from Ohio
Mark Kelly for US Senator from Arizona
Joy Hofmeister for Oklahoma Governor
Beto O’Rourke for Texas Governor
Cheri Beasley for US Senator from North Carolina

There are several other deserving candidate that just didn’t make my cut this time such as Catherine Cortez Masto. She’s running a tight race. If I had one more round of donations left in me, she would have been top of the list. I would have also included some donations to state Supreme Court candidates in North Carolina and Ohio as well.

I’m in Florida so Florida candidate always have priority for me. Even though, they may be long shots at this point, if the home team doesn’t invest in them then they will never have a chance.

[CousinIT]

36. Same here: DSCC, DCCC, Dems/DNC, state Dems,

Senate candidate + DCCC and Senate candidate again.

I'm done.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

37. Same. We also have to remember that some of these money-begging texts & emails

are not necessarily from legit Dem-supporting organizations. We need a resource to judge.