Dean's comeback bat - fast approaching $1M - will hit it in 20 min!

[Hawkeye-X]

Go Dean! I have donated another $50 to a wonderful campaign. I am standing up with Dean, and fully backing Dean 100% until he comes back strong and wins the nomination!

Hawkeye-X

[jsw_81]

1. What percentage goes into Trippi's bank account?

[virtualobserver]

6. how many houses will john kerry have to mortgage

to keep up

[MercutioATC]

8. I don't know, but $1M is a LOT of bottles of ....

...well, you know...

[jsw_81]

13. None

At least Kerry isn't taking money from young kids and old people and then giving to the likes of Joe Trippi.

[thebigidea]

17. so you're saying that Kerry somehow doesn't have to pay for commercials?

[MercutioATC]

20. That's the best criticism the opposition can come up with?

If Trippi hadn't been paid a commission for ads sold, somebody would have been. That's the way it works (with all campaigns). To insinuate that Dean did something wrong with "money from young kids and old people" is offensive.

[mouse7]

57. No... Trippi should have discounted the ad buy rate

The Dean campaign should have not had to pay Trippi's cut. That percentage should have been discounted from the total ad cost. Would that have been a full 15% discount? No. But (for argument's sake) if Trippi's cut was 10%, Dean should have been paying a 10% discount on his ad buys.

[LuminousX]

22. This is the weakest retort I've ever seen, attack on facts,

not wild ass speculation.

Yes, Trippi gets a paycheck. Trippi isn't satan. Just because he was asked to step down as COO of the campaign doesn't mean he has been using money for illicit purposes. Jesus, I hate this type of mudslinging.

[jsw_81]

25. Here's a fact for you to chew on:

Dean has blown over $40 million and has yet to win a single primary or caucus. Now he's asking for MORE money? And you people are really going to give it to him?

[LuminousX]

29. Yes. Dean will continue to get money from me up to the day

he is nominated, I reach $2,000, or he drops out of the race.

[huckleberry]

39. I agree!

I donated $100 yesterday and I have an automatic $50 donation every month. I'm sticking with Dean!

[jsw_81]

49. It's your money, do what you want with it

But I hope you realize that it's going down the drain. Dean will be out of the race by this time next week.

[MercutioATC]

50. And when he's not, will you stop supporting Kerry?

It seems that, your remarkable grasp of the issue aside, Dean's fundraising comes from a lot of individuals who feel that they're NOT wasting their money.

Kerry's mortaging houses and still not making as much.

Thanks for the advice, but I'd rather excercise my right to support the candidate that I feel would do the best job.

[Kurovski]

94. Standing here with you, Mercutio

Thanks for stating it so well.

[RetroLounge]

55. Going down the drain?

just like your vote for Kerry...

[MODemocrat]

78. That will be our concern, not yours

Skull & Bones.

[Indiana Democrat]

92. I'll give you 5-1 odds on that money.

Instead of giving it to Dean now, hold onto your two grand. I'll put up a money order for 10,000.00. If Dean wins the nomination, my 10,000.00 goes to the Dean campaign. If he doesn't, you give me the two thousand dollars.

What do you say? You can't lose!


:)


Just making a point...

[MercutioATC]

31. Another fact: Dean hasn't had to mortgage houses to make money.

The people are giving it to him. What a concept!

Obviously enough people still believe in what Dean's saying to keep his message out there. Make you a deal, I'll worry about Dean's spending and I'll let you worry about why Kerry has to mortgage houses to run ads...

[LuminousX]

36. Can Kerry's wife pay the mortgage note on the house?

Is this just a loophole way of getting her money into the race?

[JNelson6563]

48. Yes she can, repeatedly.

As many times as he needs her to.

[Anwen]

58. Are really going to give him more money? You bet.

[liberalhistorian]

67. Amen!

I was wondering the same thing myself!

[HFishbine]

28. Riiiight

But he will take money from PNAC:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=223379

[JNelson6563]

46. Kerry can mortgage his house

have his wealthy wife pay the mortgage and then mortgage it again. And again and again.

I got a problem with a guy becoming President that the people don't support with their own cash. It speaks poorly of what sort of support he's really got.

But hey, if you'd rather an individual's wealth won an election over the collective contributions of the lowly people, that's your thing.

Julie

[molly]

52. Ahem......Kerry can pay his own mortgage

[JNelson6563]

61. not in one big fat payment

Like his wife can...

[molly]

65. John Kerry is very wealthy and was before he married Teresa

[liberalhistorian]

72. Yes, and he chose not to

use his family money and influence to get out of Vietnam, like Shrub and Cheney and Pearle a million otherwar-loving repukes, when he could easily have done so, and he has not acted like an elite repuke fat cat like so many others of his family wealth and status, so playing the rich card ain't gonna work against Kerry. And Dean's gonna have a helluva time explaining his own military record, or lack thereof, if he's the nominee and that's one of the things that will bury him.

[Red State Rebel]

82. Before Theresa, he was married to another wealthy heiress....

[Red State Rebel]

86. How is he going to do that??

A 6 million dollar mortgage at decent rates for 30 years means a mortgage payment of over $30,300 a month! According to Kerry's records, he made $144,000 last year....that leaves him about $220,000 short a year... I would love to see how he plans to do this.

[Mass_Liberal]

70. its called a contribution

nobody is forced. People contribute because Dean is a good man, with a record of giving people health care. They also contribute because he didn't buckle on the war.

[MODemocrat]

76. Oh really? Can you prove that statement?

Kerry's a politician just like all the rest.

[Name removed]

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[JNelson6563]

2. I'm in for another $25

I hit a couple of times yesterday too. What the hell, the dentist was less than I expected this morning. :-)

Julie

[gWbush is Mabus]

3. I donated too!!!

Let's show Dean that we will support him,
even more when he is unfairly attacked by the media.

[jobycom]

11. Attacks are good for Dean

He will face far, far worse if he gets the nomination. Attacks give him insight into what he'll face, and gives him practice at handling them. And, if he can't handle them, it gets rid of a candidate who would be shredded by Bush.

And admit it, that scream would have been impossible to pass up. :-) It could help him, though. He got front page coverage, and became known to a lot of people who weren't paying attention before. You can't buy pub like that. Now all he has to do is turn it positive.

[liberalhistorian]

23. I think Dean's finally realizing

the effect of the constant media scrutiny, and that all candidates are, indeed, living inside fish bowls 24/7, but it's come too late. And I don't think he has the temperament to be able to handle the incredibly brutal rough-and-tumble of the actual campaign itself for a nominee, he's already shown that he can't handle it. And he'll be crucified for it, especially from the media whores who will love every minute of it.

[jobycom]

4. Thanks, Hawkeye, but

I'm not Dean... :-)

[Anwen]

5. Awesome!!

I am flat broke but I donated $25 yesterday. When my next paycheck comes in I'm donating more!

GO DEAN!!!

[Ninga]

9. My husband finally got a job after 18 months,

and I work 3 part time jobs, and yesterday I gave Dean $100 bucks. $25 more will follow this Friday.


I believe in Howard. I believe.

[NNN0LHI]

44. I am homeless with 9 kids and 3 wives to support and I donated too!

The first liar ain't got a chance. :-)

Don

[AP]

7. It has taken Dean a week to reach 1 million.

That would be 12 million for the quarter. Now is the time you should be winning primaries and getting 24 million a quarter.

However, it's impressive that he's done a million, given the week he has had.

[MercutioATC]

10. Yep, $1M/week is about his average. That's $52M/yr in a 7-person race.

I'd say that was pretty damn good.

(BTW, who's had a $24M quarter?)

[AP]

14. Didn't Dean have a 20 mil quarter 4?

I suspect Kerry might hit 25 mil, and Clark raised 2 mil last week on the internet. Edwards did almost 700K in the first 2.5/3 days after Iowa.

[MercutioATC]

37. I believe it was closer to $18M (could be wrong). That's still not $24M.

The comment was that candidates should be having $24M quarters. I'm just curious which candidate has done this...

[arcos]

56. Clark raised those 2 million over the whole month... n/t

[AP]

64. Ouch. REally? Are you sure?

[progressivebydesign]

40. Less than a week, actually.

The bat went up on the weekend, I think.

[AP]

66. I think it went up last Thursday with money already on it.

[liberalhistorian]

12. YAWWWWWWNNNNNN.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...............Oh, sorry, drifted off there for a moment.

:boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring:

Now, where was I? Oh, yes, I was going to say that that's like pouring money down a sieve. But, hey, if that's what people wanna do, more power to them, it's what democracy's all about, right?

[MercutioATC]

15. Funny, when Clark's train broke $1M, I congratulated his campaign.

Why do some people feel the need to make snide comments about any success another candidate might have?


Hmmmm?

[LuminousX]

24. They aren't better than that, you are.

[slinkerwink]

18. I congratulated Clark Supporters when they hit their goal.....

why can't the others do the same for us?

[liberalhistorian]

26. Well, I'm not solid supporter

of ANY candidate at this point, so that won't work with me. Although, I will say that Dean is not nearly as electable against Shrub as some of the other candidates are.

[Name removed]

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[JNelson6563]

27. nice message of encouragement

kinda like my sig-line quote from another DUer.

Julie

[progressivebydesign]

42. I love seeing people snipe into a postive thread...

When I saw the yawn.. I couldn't help but think of... oh, well, never mind.

[John_H]

16. Damn. Trippi just lost 150K!!! Ouch.

[On the Road]

19. Glad the Fundraising is Strong

I've made three small contributions since Iowa.

[janx]

51. It's strong. We're on another roll!

!

[ShaneGR]

21. I bet Trippi's pissed he can't make anymore cash...

I suppose 4-5 million is enough anyways.

[tishaLA]

30. Congratulations, Dean supporters!

Happy to see you met the goal.

[slinkerwink]

33. thanks! Looks like the new bat is halfway full, so we're shooting for $1.5

million.....

[janx]

45. Forget that! Let's go for two!

n/t

[MercutioATC]

34. Thanks, tishaLA!

It's nice to see some well-wishers today.

[Lugnut]

32. I'm on SSDI

And I'm kicking in too. GO DR. DEAN!!!

[slinkerwink]

38. so am I!

[janx]

41. Let's go!

YEEEAAAGHHH!

[janx]

43. Crack!

.

[slinkerwink]

47. give 'em hell tonight, howard!

[Jerseycoa]

53. Not much, but...

"Thank you for your generous donation of $10.00 to Dean for America. Thank you so much for helping to demonstrate the power of the grassroots.

George W. Bush plans to raise $200 million from the special interests for a primary in which he is running unopposed..."

I wish it could be more, but it's all I can afford. Just a token gift to help a little bit.

GO DEMS!! :)

[janx]

54. How kind of you!

You deserve a :toast: !

[Anwen]

60. I second that!

Thanks Jerseycoa!! :toast:

[mrgorth]

59. I really appreciate that man.

Thanks.

[NashVegas]

89. That's Appreciated

Really.

Thanks.

[bicentennial_baby]

62. C'mon Dean peeps!

I know you can do it! I have faith in you! Rock on with your bad selves!

[Cassandra]

63. YAY!

now they have some cash to spend on some better ads that will really showcase Dean. I will keep supporting Dean; he's great.

[edzontar]

68. I'm donating tomorrow when i get paid.

Go Dean!!

Slap that DLC sock-puppet on the head with that bat!!!

[MercutioATC]

71. "DLC sock-puppet"! Love it!

:yourock:

[Anwen]

69. Yeeeaaagghhh!!

It's still going strong. I wish I had more to donate. Boy I hope he gives 'em hell at the debate tonight! :)

[Mass_Liberal]

73. gave $100

already. But even more important than my money, I'm gonna work like hell for him when the Mass. primary comes around.





Give em' hell Howard!!!

[MercutioATC]

74. Great job, Mass_Liberal!

Your on-the-ground support is even better than the money! Thanks!

[MODemocrat]

75. Hawkeye, I'm following your example and stand proud for Dean

I'm not a "fair-weather" person, which is how my Father described
people who were only by your side when everything was going well,
but were quickly gone when you would hit a rough spot. I don't
even want a "friend" like that.
Howard Dean is the greatest, and my family loves him.
My contribution will be on it's way within the next few hours.
:toast: :hi:

[ACPS65]

77. Why do people keep throwing insane amounts of money at him?

What a waste.

[MercutioATC]

79. Because we believe he's the only candidate that will change things.

We feel that's a cause worth contributing to.

[Sly Kal]

88. 50 dollar donations

Please tell me what is insane about that?

[indigo32]

80. $50 for some new ads

I hope I hope.
Dean is the man.

[Polemonium]

83. Still fighting

Who said getting big money out of the white house would be easy. Go Dean and I'll contribute again.

[Guaranteed]

84. Gonna give him $200 tomorrow

from me and my girlfriend. I pledged $100 a couple of months ago, anyway, so I owe him.

Let's go DEAN!!

[Pantherman]

85. Yes Go Dean

Yes GO Dean. i would donate but i don't got no money to give. but i will. Keep it up

[ibegurpard]

87. I'll see that 1.1 million and raise it by $100.

Go Dean!

[TopesJunkie]

90. Nice! --

[Abigail147]

91. Here, here, Hawkeye-X

We got a long road to go. I sent my $25 and I am poorer than dirt. I believe.

[Polemonium]

93. 1,111,000

And climbing. You can't keep a good thing down.