Why fund these races when the goal is a Senate majority? 1) Senate campaigns will rapidly saturate with money 2) Rural House candidates run in the hardest parts of the state 3) They can run on more local, cross-ideological pocketbook issues 4) They have infrastructure in place
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The same argument holds for funding *state* candidates in contested Senate races. But it's going to be a little while before all candidates for those races file, and win a primary. Meanwhile, these campaigns are up and running. Your impeachment anger dollar will go furthest here!
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When I talk about running on cross-ideological issues, the details can be fascinating. Farmers in *Steve King's* district want to grow hemp! Solid Republicans there are angry with Trump's fixation on coal and oil, since green energy=$ in Iowa. These are opportunities to win votes
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Whether you agree with my analysis or think it is bonkers, please make a campaign contribution today *somewhere* where you think it will be useful. The early money is incomparably more powerful than anything you can give in the fall.
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My final plea for getting involved in specific campaigns is that American politics is far more interesting, and hopeful, when you dig into the details at a local level. It will help get you off the hamster wheel of online strife and maybe restore some optimism. We all need that.
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I want to extend special thanks to people who find my Twitter persona insufferable, or my political beliefs idiotic, or who have been waiting 7 years for a trivial Pinboard bug fix, and still donate to the Great Slate candidates.

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not sure if you care about this, since it seems like it's a page one can never get back to once it's closed, but the post-donation social media share links are pulling the old description (11 candidates) from somewhere
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Oh, thank you! Will go fix
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let's rip the senate out of there and throw it into the sea
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