Democratic contribution requests

[rso]

During the past few months, I have received countless E-Mails from different Democratic campaign entities asking for contributions. I have noticed that more and more, they cite the polls that have the democrats underperforming at all levels. I understand that they are trying to rouse us into action and contribute in order to turn their "dismal" polls around, but is there not a strong downside to this type of strategy in that it is also highly demoralizing ?. I am seeking opinions from fellow DU members.

[monmouth]

1. I ignore/immediately delete them. I've sent my money, that's it...n/t

[NCLefty]

2. Yeah it's hard to even get the straight truth from your own side sometimes.

There's so much posturing and selling of hope or doom. I say look it up the pool numbers yourself, try to figure out what's what from multiple sources. Then decide.

[brooklynite]

3. Here's a dirty little secret...

The fundraising emails are always scary (unless you're a challenger in which case you want to show progress and optimism) because the campaigns want to produce an emotional response. As a big $$ funder, I get different emails and phone calls which are far less bleak and far more detailed. This is why I'm not worried about Ohio in general, and our Senate races in particular.

[abumbyanyothername]

6. Well I resent

being treated as a "little person" who has to be scared into supporting candidates by the big and all-powerful, all-knowing party leadership.

So if they ask you about it, you can tell them I said that.

[brooklynite]

8. Has nothing to do with the "big and all-powerful, all-knowing party leadership"

Every campaign down to Municipal dogcather does the same thing. If it didn't work, they wouldn't

[abumbyanyothername]

9. Well it stopped working with me

This cycle. I donated exactly $0.00 to the President's re-election efforts. Protest over what was not in the ACA.

I donated $100 to the DCCC. Because they sent me an email claiming that "for this weekend only" there would be triple matching (whatever that means) and because the Republicans in Congress are complete douches.

But I still resent campaigns trying to "work" voters.

Which is why my efforts are now directed primarily outside the process.

[Third Doctor]

4. I ignore them now. I've given what I can and that's it.

[doc03]

5. I agree somewhat. I donated for the 5th time to the Obama campaign

a couple days ago I have also donated to the DCCC and to Sherrod Brown. As soon as I pushed the donate button I get another e-mail from Obama wanting me to make another donation. I got another wanting money for Sherrod Brown, he is hanging on by a thread. I get another from the DCCC and another from a PAC wanting money. Now I will feel I have to donate something for the Sandy victims, I am retired and don't have a printing machine in my basement.

[frazzled]

7. Yeah, after the election we have to have a talk about this.

I hope the talk will be about having publicly funded elections only. No more fooling around the edges on campaign finance reform: I think we've all had it after this cycle; we've given more than we can afford, we've been assaulted by 27 emails per day, we're tired of the screaming headlines, guilt-inducing appeals, and scare tactics.

Please: there must be a better way than this.

[fleur-de-lisa]

10. It does get a little old.

You can easily remove your name from the email list. Just 'unsubscribe' . . . but every time you donate, your name goes back on the list.