digby: Today's Miraculous Factoid

[babylonsister]

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/todays-miraculous-factoid.html

Today's Miraculous Factoid

by digby

And the quarterly fundraising reports show that the GOP's top national target, Rep. Alan Grayson from Orlando, who takes no money from lobbyists, banksters or anyone with business before his committees, raised more money-- almost entirely from small grassroots donations-- than anyone else running for Congress in the United States, his second quarter in a row with over $800,000.


Wow.

[fasttense]

1. It's amazing.

Congress, thanks to RepubliCONS developing the model, think only the uber rich can save them, I mean fund them.

I've seen studies that clearly show that having the most money in a campaign will not guarantee you a win. You have got to have the votes.

If the voters themselves are giving you money then you know you have 2 things - their donations and their votes.

[applegrove]

2. Thanks for posting. I hope this topic gets picked up by the MSM.

[progressoid]

5. That would be cool.

But I ain't holding my breath.

[MadMaddie]

8. Not going to happen. They don't want to advertise this factoid.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. That is a tribute to Rep Grayson as well as to his supporters who are willing

to put their money where his mouth is.

[dchill]

4. Way to go, Alan!

Keep up the good work.

[Richard Steele]

6. K&R

[slay]

7. Imagine that - someone who actually fights for progressives doing well - other Dems should take note

cause I dunno bout you, but the days when a DLC or conservadem could get my vote are over. We need hundreds more just like Alan Grayson!