I've decided to cut my donations to the DNC to 6... cents

[whatchamacallit]

Kidding, I will never contribute another penny to them as long as I live.

[brooklynite]

1. Not to worry...I'll cover your share...

to date, I think we're at $30K for the DNC, it's Committees nd individual candidates. Becuse winning is essential.

[whatchamacallit]

2. I'll directly contribute to my candidate of choice

and bypass the corporate kingmaker apparatus.

[azmom]

3. On the questionnaire I got, I

Wrote in that I wouldn't be contributing because I had already given to Bernie.

[whatchamacallit]

6. Ha, they must love that

[brooklynite]

4. A lovely platitude...

...but since I know these people personally, and know what they DO and DON'T DO with the cash, I'm okay.

[whatchamacallit]

5. You never miss an opportunity to brag about your money and connections

do you?

[brooklynite]

7. Only when it's relevant....

...for example, your holier-than-thou "I'll never give to the DNC" pat on the back.

...or when fire-and-brimstone Alan Grayson calls to ask for a handout.

[whatchamacallit]

10. Rich guy supports status quo candidate factory

So surprising!

[brooklynite]

12. You mean like Elizabeth Warren?

Plenty of 1%ers helping her out in 2012...

Or maybe you were thinking of Sherrod Brown? Russ Feingold? I have a simple set of principles. 1) a Democrat is better than a Republican. 2) show me you can win.

[whatchamacallit]

14. You mean simplistic principles

We've fallen behind other democracies in too many categories to list. U.S. wealth disparity and inequality has reached an obscene all time high, and has increased apace under both republican and democratic administrations. Corporate dems playing tug-o-war with republicans for the White House isn't getting the nation's issues resolved. Just winning is no longer enough to continue staying locked in this game.

[brooklynite]

16. But LOSING is a way to guarantee it.

Show me the path for a progressive to win (see: Warren, Feingold, Brown), and I'll support them.

[NCTraveler]

13. They work extremely hard.

People whose political action never goes further than a keyboard have no clue that the ACA took decades to brew, the organization needed to generate change, and how the republicans would rule over the U.S. If the DNC weren't as competent as it is. Yes, I have issues with them. But we are talking an organization that support goes from the reddest state to the bluest state, and from politicians like Chafee to Sanders. It's extremely obvious who has been out in the field and who has carpal tunnel syndrome.

[Cherry Creek Native]

8. Nice to know you're among the 1%.

DNC will not be the same after Bernie's victory. DWS will be back to being an absolutely worthless representative from Florida, or kicked out via a primary.

[sabrina 1]

9. Yes, the DNC doesn't need our donations, who certainly can't afford a year's salary which is

what $30, 000 is for many families, and double what many of the elderly are subsisting on.

So why are they even asking us for money when clearly they will be well financed by their wealthy donors?

I will join all the others whose donations shouldn't be missed anyhow, by making sure that what I can afford goes to the candidate I want to see win.

Because we agree, it is ALL about winning.

Sanders now has hundreds of thousands of donors, heading into the millions so each small donation multiplied by millions is the PEOPLE'S money talking this time.

[Cherry Creek Native]

11. Yeah.. +1

[SQUEE]

18. Brava

[LongTomH]

15. At this point, I choose to donate directly to Bernie Sanders.

If Hillary wins the nomination, I will donate to the DNC. I don't want a repuke in the White House; I'm not certain the country would survive another GOP administration.

[LiberalAndProud]

17. $30K

You will be happy to know that about $10K actually made it's way to political campaigns. As charities go, the DNC doesn't meet the smell test.

Both the national Democratic and Republican party committees spend about two-thirds of the money they take in on the care and comfort of committee staffs and on efforts to raise more funds, with lavish spending on limousines, expensive hotels, meals and tips, an analysis of the latest financial disclosure data shows.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042005183.html