To be taken seriously by the Democratic Party, a candidate has to raise $100K. This completely arbitrary number is just a cutoff on some operative's spreadsheet at DNC headquarters
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Imagine what it means to raise $100K without help if you have a day job and are running a campaign in a poor district. One very good fundraising event might net you $1000. Your life is consumed by phone calls and fundraisers
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That leaves no time to meet voters, travel your district, and actually campaign. Your reward if you hit the $100K figure? The DCCC might "take a look" at your campaign. But they judge districts as competitive based only on past performance.
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If a Democratic campaign has never once been adequately funded, of course you're going to see a string of lopsided victories by the Republicans, who pour money into their Congressional races. In a year like this, ANY DISTRICT IS POTENTIALLY WINNABLE. Weird things are happening
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The Democratic party is going to burn through millions on TV ads, consultants, social media, and everything else next autumn. But they refuse to raise the *thousands* it would take to secure those victories, if it were spent intelligently right now
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Each of the districts I visited is full of amped-up volunteers, has a Republican incumbent who has forgotten how to campaign, and is full of voters who are beyond furious about losing health care. They are starved for funding to start fighting
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CA-01, where Jessica Holcombe is running, is home to the Oroville Dam. This dam nearly burst a few weeks ago, a calamity that would have killed thousands.. When Jessica held a town hall in Oroville, the only thing people wanted to talk about was health care.
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That's how much this matters to people. These voters deserve a real choice—they deserve to hear from the progressive candidates in their district who are motivated and running for office while holding down full-time work. No Democratic campaign should lack for funding this year.
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That's why I'm imploring everyone to donate whatever you can, right now, to Jess King in PA-16 (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jesskingtechsolidarity?refcode=techsolidarity …) , Marge Doyle in CA-08 (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ts-for-marge …), Jessica Holcombe in CA-01 (https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/245830/jessica-holcombe …), or another progressive candidate in a rural district.
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Do you have/are you going to make a more extended write-up like you did for Marge Doyle?
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yes! Just need time to transcribe and format it
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On the off chance that you need any help (for this one, or for future candidate write-ups), happy to chip in any way I can.
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