Arianna’s SUV ads
Posted on | July 31, 2003 | No Comments
If you’ve never seen these, take a gander. They’re very well done.
While you’re at it, you may want to check out this RunAriannaRun.com. It’s run by some people who think Arianna should run for Governor of California.
Nixon ordered the Watergate break-in
Posted on | July 28, 2003 | No Comments
Jeb Stuart Magruder, who was Nixon’s deputy campaign director, says he heard the president tell John Mitchell, who was running Nixon’s re-election campaign in 1972, to go ahead with a plan to break into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex and bug the party chairman’s phone.
Texas Democrats leave again!
Posted on | July 28, 2003 | No Comments
This is great. The Republicans have tried the Texas redistricting move again, and the Democrats have left for New Mexico. This redistricting plan is completely screwed up. Bravo to the Democrats for taking this stand.
$415,586.16!
Posted on | July 28, 2003 | No Comments
Wow. This $250,000 fundraising drive started Friday night at 11 Eastern to match the money that Cheney was going to raise today with his private $2000 a head luncheon. 7,902 Dean supporters have not only matched that goal, but have nearly doubled it in a day (the first goal was met last night around 10:30 Eastern). The average donation is $52.59, just 2.6% of the donation amount for the luncheon attendees. Incredible.
Also, listen to “All Things Considered” this afternoon for a story about the Dean campaign.
Dean Campaign Update
Posted on | July 26, 2003 | No Comments
I just came back from the Venice boardwalk where I was manning the Dean tent. Lots of strange people in Venice… had a few people come up to learn more about Dean, while others come to talk about how much they disliked Bush. Got at least one person to sign up for Dean information, which is pretty good, considering how light traffic was… this afternoon should be pretty good. It’s a beautiful day.
The fundraising this weekend to beat Cheney is going very well: “As of 2pm ET, supporters have raised $130,572.50 online in the Dean Team vs. Bush-Cheney Challenge, with 2,319.” That’s just $56.31 per person! Compare that to the $2000 per person Cheney will raise in SC. We’re halfway to the Monday midnight goal, which is great. The number of contributers have tripled since last night, and the total has more than doubled in value. Now money isn’t everything, of course, but this shows the kind of widespread support this campaign has. With the money, the campaign will be able to open offices in more cities and get in touch with people who aren’t connecting via the websites.
I’m going to hold off on my contribution until Monday, when they’ll update the numbers every half hour.
