Allison Grimes needs $$$ to win against Mitch McConnell, lets help her!!
I personally give time instead of money to local candidates I help (no spare cash in our budget) but I will have a yard sale or bake sale just to send her something. Every bit counts and she is not playing it safe with what she needs. She reminds me of me - aim high so you'll have better chances of reaching your goals.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/alison-lundergan-grimes-30-million-mitch-mcconnell-senate
Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Kentucky Democrat who is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in next year's election, is wasting no time beating the bushes for campaign cash. On Saturday, she "wowed" attendees at a Democratic Party private fundraising retreat on Martha's Vineyard. She'll need to wow a lot more donors, and fast: McConnell is a master fundraiser, and Grimes will need a whole lot of cash to defeat one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress.
But how much? Between $26 million and $30 million, according to a Democratic strategist who recently spoke with Grimes. Even with Election Day still 17 months away, Grimes has been busy courting DC politicos to raise funds, name-dropping the Clintons in her conversations. Grimes' father, Jerry, a former director of the Kentucky Democratic Party, is friends with Bill Clinton, who reportedly urged Grimes to run against McConnell. (Grimes spokesman Jonathan Hurst did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)
Even by the standards of today's big-money politics, Grimes' $26-30 million target is a staggering sum of money. It's almost three times more than the average winning Senate race in 2012. Only four Senate candidates—Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, David Dewhurst of Texas, and Linda McMahon of Connecticut—raised more than $26 million during the 2012 election season. And Grimes' fundraising goal does not include outside groups—super-PACs, dark-money nonprofits, etc. Depending on how competitive the Kentucky race is, tens of millions more in outside money could pour in.
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