Dean raises 226,000 in a matter of hours.

[1floridademocrat]

Well, Dean put out the call, its do or die time.. and MAN the bat is flying.

I got the email, not sure extactly when it went out this AM.

I'm going to cut N' paste here..


UPDATE, 10 AM: Between 9 and 10 AM this morning, Dean supporters raised $46,360 -- the single best fundraising hour of 2004.

UPDATE, 11 AM: Between 10 and 11 AM, Dean supporters raised $53,998 -- smashing the record they set an hour ago


Go DEAN!

[Meldread]

1. Woohoo!

Goooo Team Dean! :D

Edit-

I didn't get the e-mail but I heard about it this morning. I hope we can break the bat again.

[MercutioATC]

2. This campaign never ceases to amaze me. Talk about determination!

Polls be damned, we're going to make something happen here :)

[maddezmom]

3. good news

They all need money, it's crunch time for all of them. :)

[RetroLounge]

4. Go Dean

[MaddogTerp]

5. sweeeeet!

Howie rules! now if only these cheap bastards would open up and support Kuchinick too, then wed' have a real chance. I like the sound of a Dean-Dennis ticket in November!

[GumboYaYa]

6. Make that $226,100.

My wife is gonna kill me, but I just gave another $100.00.

Thanks for the inspirational post 1floridadem.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. know the feeling

my wife will kill me to if i donate again

[LuminousX]

7. Sadly, I'm withholding my next payment to Dean

At this time I have to start thinking with my heart and start thinking with my head. Dean has to prove he can win. He may be the best candidate, but if he can't convince people of that, it is pointless to financially support him.

I've given money, I've said my prayers, now Dean has to start providing a return on the investment.

It is very cynical of me, I know. I'm very demoralized at the moment about how he could have gone from an amazing lead to not winning any states so far. Coming in third in New Mexico hurt the most.

There has been a revolution in this election but it hasn't been in favor of the little guy, that's for certain. Dean still is my hope for the future of American politics, though.

[joshcryer]

8. I know what you mean and I agree. But it's impressive how many...

...people contributed and how much in just the last few hours. I mean, if they recieve 50k an hour all day today, they're going to break some records. It's insane.

[LuminousX]

13. That is why I love the Dean campaign so much

It truly inspires people. I just wish it could have reached more or helped people overcome their basic fears which has led them to vote for Kerry. Bringing change to people is one of the hardest things to do, but also one of the most admirable.

[Leilani]

68. I love the Dean Campaign

& his supporters, too.

This is what politics should be about; people believing in their guy & making a difference.

[MercutioATC]

10. Akkkk! YOU???

Well, I do respect your position, but I'd encourage to keep the faith (even with $10).

I think it's too important to give up on...

[LuminousX]

12. I've tenatively budgeted $75 for Feb 16

We'll know the true sanguinity of his campaign by then. Even if he drops, he may need the money to help cover debts and the like, so I'll probably still give the money. Sure as hell I'm not giving it to Kerry in order for Kerry to pay off the debt he incurred to beat Dean - that is pure craziness.

I still have faith, but right now, it is all about faith. I want something substantive.

[MODemocrat]

24. LuminousX, I was actually thinking the same thing, until.......

it struck me that when I go to a K.C. Chief's game, it's so much fun to witness all the enthusiasm, and my anticipation of seeing my team win. Bingo, they don't win, and I go home disappointed, even upset, if you will, but they didn't return my ticket money when I left; but,
you know what? I'll go to the next game, and maybe they'll win. At any rate, they have my loyalty because I believe in them. I just contributed another $50.00 to Dean's campaingn to show him that I still believe in him.
:hi: :thumbsup: :dem:

[LuminousX]

26. I admire that passion

And trust me, I am envious of it. Something just kicked me this morning when I read Dean's email asking for $50 for Wisconsin. Since I was planning on giving $75 on the 16th, I figured I'd give $50 early. Then I stopped and if I may borrow your football analogy - I thought that the team may need to realize that the fan base needs a victory. Lovable losers only apply to teams who have a long losing streak. Otherwise, they are like the Bears, whose fans deride them fairly consistently.

I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from donating. I'm just saying that I am now waiting for a sign that it is worth it. He'll end up with my money on the 16th most likely, but I'm withholding $50 from this bat. This weekend he needs to do more than get points on the scoreboard.

[dave29]

49. urging you to think twice about this

The money raised before was not necessarily put to good use - Dean and Gep killed each other in Iowa with negative ads. I think now that the ship is being run a bit tighter - we may get more bang for our buck. I think you should reconsider donating. Dean has always had the message - but money, when used correctly, is an integral part of getting that message out.

[WI_DEM]

11. Wisconsin is do or die time for Dean

but not his movement. If he wins he goes on and if he doesn't we go on. But in the meantime I'm sending him $100 and going to do my all volunterring for him to gotv.

[Kira]

14. Please...have you seen any Poll

numbers for Wisc. Do we stand a chance?

[swittersnc]

17. zogby

shows a 37 point lead for kerry.
never mind. that's michigan. my bad.

[Ninga]

18. Dearest Dean supporters, have faith

Howard will win this weekend. Hugs to you all, I have never been so inspired by such wonderful people as you are, the best of the best, and strongest Dean supporters.

[slinkerwink]

15. great news!

I'd rather not have any polls come out of WI yet.....

[swittersnc]

16. that's great

but they didn't accomplish a whole hell of a lot with the 43 million they raised going into iowa.

[1floridademocrat]

19. Ya know

Wouldn't it be nice NOT to post snarky comments like this?

[JNelson6563]

21. Don't hold your breath waiting

you'll be dead. ;-)

[LuminousX]

20. May your journey through life be as pleasant as you are.

[MaddogTerp]

22. I think it all just came to much, too fast.

Now Howie has had time to reorganise and be able to plan and manage it all better now. I think he needs to return to his roots, stop being so polite, and jump on Kerry as Bushie Lite.

[MODemocrat]

28. Dean didn't spend 43 million dollars going into Iowa

Please try to realize that he has been campaigning for quite a while, and there are so many other expenses that have to be met, such as setting up offices, paying staff, and many other things. Surely, if the anti-Dean people have ever supported a family or even themselves, should know that you can't spend your whole paycheck on one particular thing. We pay our mortgage payments, etc., Dean may be a wealthy man, but, he can't match the Millionaire Senators in dollars. :think: :silly:

[1floridademocrat]

23. Add in

another 55,368.

And to answer the non Dean people who have been posting comments about how it didn't help him much.

*shrug*

Iowa hurt yes, and the media turn on the speech didn't help at all.

I'm sorry that Dean supporters aren't giving up until Dean does, I'm sorry that you have to go out of your way to make comments about Dean and his supporters raising cash.

Look, realisticly I know Dean has only a bare hair of a chance of pulling this out. But until he quits, the Dean supporters are with him. That simple. Hes OUR guy.. and we are sticking!

[VLC98]

25. Best way to give?

My ex-republican husband asked me to send a small donation to Dean. Is it worth sending a check if he intends to pull out if he doesn't win in Wisconsin? Not meaning to sound negative, but we're not that well off (military).

[LuminousX]

31. Call me a hypocrit - Yes, it is worth giving

Mainly because of what Dean has already done for the Democratic party. Secondly, the campaign will have wind down costs. Thirdly, if you give the money to Kerry he will use it to pay off the debt he acquired to beat Dean, which means you would be giving money to help beat Dean.

[VLC98]

33. Well, I could look it as a thank you gift.

My husband and I have enjoyed listening to Howard Dean, saying what needed to be said in his feisty way . At this point we are ABB, but wouldn't give money to any other candidate, especially Kerry. Thanks for the advice!

[Jerseycoa]

27. Hey, kick-butt work, guys!

To the champs!! :toast:

[xultar]

29. Congratulations! Dean supporters! n/t

[Tom Rinaldo]

30. Way to go, people.

We all have to fight for what we believe in. Sometimes it means reaching deep. Nice showing.

[LuminousX]

32. Nearly Halfway

I am completely blown away that he has raised this much in less than one day. Clearly, he is down but definitely not out.

[WI_DEM]

34. average pledge of $75.71

It is unbelievable that he has raised almost half and the bat just went up earlier today!! at this rate we could almost bust the bat today--and keep going thru Sunday and raise quite alot for media in Wisconsin.

[Skip Intro]

36. An hour later, over half way there

:thumbsup:

YEEEAAAAAGGGHHHH!

:D

[killbotfactory]

35. His supporters believe in him

Go Dean

[MaddogTerp]

42. at the risk of being rude

and I don't mean to be...

DUH!!!

[GumboYaYa]

37. This is astounding,

say what you want about us Dean supporters, but we put our money where our mouth is. I'm interested to see if the media takes note of this amazing success.

[LuminousX]

38. Dean is yesterday's news... the media will only do 'vulture' reports

unless we present them with an entirely different story to tell.

We must provide them with an amazing comeback to report.

All good heroes in literature must go through hell, this is Dean's hell.

[1floridademocrat]

39. 4pm Update!!

As of Four PM today, the SAME day the bat went up..


The bat stands at:458,112.05


All I gotta say is DAMN.

Damn damn damn.

[Mass_Liberal]

40. YAY!!!

May it go to good use. I pray we can win Washington and Wisconsin.

[Lisa0825]

41. WOW!!!! I hadn't checked all day! That's great!

I hope we break our old bat record! That would make news and hopefully lift us up in the polls!

I had to send mine by check. The campaign sent out priority mail envelopes for us snail mailers! :-)

(P.S. Thank you to the Clark supporters above! I also sent your guy a little check too, mostly because of how supportive ya'll have been lately!)

[joshcryer]

43. May I ask why this isn't kicked? :D 475k already.

C'mon, that's simply insane.

[joshcryer]

44. HALF A MILLION (jumped another 25k in the last hour)!

509,584.12 to be exact.

People believe. Regardless of your stance on Dean, people believe. And guess what? That makes him a better candidate than yours. Because these are actual people who actually looked into Dean rather than voted the way the polls lean. Fact.

[NashVegas]

45. 509,000

damn

[joshcryer]

47. Insane, huh?

Absolutely insane.

[Indiana_Dem]

46. I just gave 50$ Sunday night! n/t

[MGKrebs]

48. 1/3 of the donors have never given before.

Tears in my eyes.

[Snivi Yllom]

50. $100 is mine

GO GO GO!

[RummyTheDummy]

51. Chump change.

With the campaign going more national and TV ad driven that's not going to make much of a difference.

[killbotfactory]

52. We have till sunday to raise 200k... think we'll make it?

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

AHAHHAHAHa

[NoPasaran]

53. I donated another $200

Taking back the country: priceless!

[joshcryer]

54. Haha, they're updating at 30 minute intervals. 22k more already.

Pretty spiffy.

[joshcryer]

59. kick, and another 15k... :)

Might be dying down a bit now as night falls on the east coast. Watch it jump though when the west gets off work in the next hour or so.

[Anwen]

55. I just donated $5

It's all I can afford right now :( If I had an extra $2000 I would donate it in a heartbeat.

But, WOW! It's already at $522,398!! Not too shabby, eh?

Go Dean Supporters!!!! :D :yourock:

[GumboYaYa]

57. Thank you so much.

It's the donations of five and ten dollars that affect me the most. In our country where so many people are unemployed or underemployed, to see people digging into their pocketbooks and making donations like you did really touches me.

[joshcryer]

58. I donated $20 that I didn't have.

Not to ask for your thanks or anything like that. I know what you mean, and like LuminousX was saying earlier, it's hard for some of us to really put our money out there and I agree with him.

The smallest donations please me the most, too.

[Anwen]

60. :-)

Dean spoke up for us when no one else would, and for that I'll be eternally grateful. I just feel like I have to do something! Dean is so inspiring, and the dedication and hard work of the Dean supporters touches me, too :)

[LuminousX]

61. That is something we can't forget

When most of the other leaders were caving to Bush and it was considered unpatriotic to speak out against the war - Dean was speaking out against the war.

I've never been confused about Dean's position on Iraq.
I've never been confused about any of his positions.

He was my voice when I couldn't be heard. He stepped up when others shirked their responsibilities.

[JNelson6563]

56. I whacked the bat, now kickin' this thread

Democracy at work. I love it. :toast:

Julie

[MAlibdem]

62. Impressive

Very impressive.

[redsoxliberal]

63. 558,745 at 7:30

n/t

[Anwen]

64. $579,287 !!!

As of 8pm ET

Woo HOO!!!!! :bounce:

[redsoxliberal]

65. Will we reach 1 million???

How high can we get?

[Anwen]

66. At this rate we will!!

Dean supporters: :yourock:

[redsoxliberal]

67. 596,769 at 830

n/t

[Skip Intro]

69. $633,000+!!!!!! IS THIS ALL IN ONE DAY??????!!!!!!!!

I got in on this late. Did this start from ZERO today? From zero to over $600,000 in ONE DAY?

Seriously, somebody tell me - is this all in one day?

[frustrated_lefty]

73. Yes. :)

We're busting the bat into splinters tonight. :) Been clipping along at around $50,000/hour since 6 or 7 am. :) We have hope, we have purpose, and DAMN, we WANT this!

[Skip Intro]

75. Right! Exactly! WE WANT THIS!!!!

You said it.

I hope I offend no one when I say F***IN' A!!!

[frustrated_lefty]

70. 633,000+ as of 8:15 Central.

$13,000 in 15 minutes. Live from WDFA Web Radio. :) This man and his supporters are an inspiration to me, every day.

[bain_sidhe]

71. Once again, Dean supporters redefine the word "awesome"!

Congratulations, you guys. I may just have to donate a bit myself. Ok, not a lot, most of my money is going to go to Clark, but still, some tangible measure of recognition is in order here!

:yourock:

[killbotfactory]

72. The bat is on friggin fire

Holy shite.

[Exgeneral]

74. Dean's fundraising will be the story of this campaign

no wonder no one will say die.
Compare to Clarks goal: 700,000 in 7 days--we have like 350k so far.

[arcos]

76. $647k! Will the bat be broken in the next hour? n/t

[BurtWorm]

77. Just about $25,000 left to raise.

Can he do it by Sunday? ;)

[candy331]

78. Why can't people get it in their heads

that it is the movement that Dean is spokesperson for at this time and not just the Presidency. We the people have to take back the country because no one can do it but the people. Hell, everyone ought to jump on the bandwagon and join, movements are what brought change. Movements such as the civil rights movement which brought changes for Afro-Americans, the anti- war movement during Vietnam war which eventually got that war stopped. Until the masses see that it will take a movement people powered against the entrenched
powers that be and the corporate media no changes will occur for the betterment of the average American. Dislike the man if you must (Dean)but embrace the message and join the movement for your and the country's SALVATION. Perhaps rock bottom has to be reached before people wake up or maybe they have gone to sleep for good. I hope not!