We’ve had tremendous interest in our little Blue America contest that Crooks & Liars and our blogging partners at Firedoglake, Digby and DownWithTyranny started last Saturday. So far our $5,000 seed money has brought in close to $20,000 spread out between our 9 candidates. It’s been a see saw battle between Annette Taddeo (D-FL), Russ Warner (D-CA) and Debbie Cook (D-CA), although both Dennis Shulman (D-NJ) and Sam Bennett (D-PA) have been moving up and are in striking distance. In terms of cash, Debbie Cook’s campaign alone went over the $5,000 mark this morning! You can “vote” and follow the competition on our special Blue America Contest page.
A new twist, though: a generous donor has offered Blue America PAC another $1,250 for a second check– kind of a runner up prize– if we can raise enough money in the PAC to match it. So… please think about donating to the PAC as well. That way on Saturday we’ll be awarding a $5,000 check to whomever gets the most votes and a $2,500 to whomever comes in second.
And for Crooks & Liars readers in southern California, we’re having an intimate lunch with Darcy Burner (D-WA) this coming Tuesday at noon in Silverlake. If you’d like to join John Amato, Digby and myself in welcoming Darcy to Los Angeles, all the info is at DownWithTyranny.
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