Dear DNC: Make a note of Monday, August 16, Atlanta. It might change your southern strategy
The Edwards fund-raiser held this past Monday had been planned for weeks. It was not for us proletariats (as in General reception: $2,000 per person; Private reception: $15,000 per person; and Dinner: $25,000 per person). (I was a Captain in the United States Army. Things must have changed; a general used to outrank a private.)
The public rally was added to the schedule only on Friday. A last minute but prescient call.
In the words of my buddy Mae, this eleventh hour decision was made that "Sen. John Edwards will grace the unwashed masses with a brief appearance on Monday at the Georgia International Convention Center before heading over to a $2000 a person fundraiser, the proceeds of which will leave GA before the ice melts in the Steuben glasses." (We love you Mae.)
Only 3,500 enthusiastic fans showed up; heck, what if there had been more than two days' notice.
Democratic National Committee, nationally the Democrats have been able to raise money this go round unlike anything we have ever witnessed. Thus we don't really care if the DNC got the $1 million you were hoping to raise.
What we do care about is that you were paying attention, and that you got the message. It was a big one!!!
The public rally was added to the schedule only on Friday. A last minute but prescient call.
In the words of my buddy Mae, this eleventh hour decision was made that "Sen. John Edwards will grace the unwashed masses with a brief appearance on Monday at the Georgia International Convention Center before heading over to a $2000 a person fundraiser, the proceeds of which will leave GA before the ice melts in the Steuben glasses." (We love you Mae.)
Only 3,500 enthusiastic fans showed up; heck, what if there had been more than two days' notice.
Democratic National Committee, nationally the Democrats have been able to raise money this go round unlike anything we have ever witnessed. Thus we don't really care if the DNC got the $1 million you were hoping to raise.
What we do care about is that you were paying attention, and that you got the message. It was a big one!!!
posted by Sid Cottingham | 11:02 AM
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http://www.blogfordemocracy.org/archives/2004/08/tickled_pink.html
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
Apparently from recent polls, Georgia has been upgraded from "lost cause" to "long shot." Hell, even if Georgia still can't be won, it'd be nice for it to be close enough to make Bush and Dick sweat and spend time campaigning down here, thereby eating up valuable time they could be campaigning in places like OH, PA, etc.
sid do you want to come to a rick crawford fundraiser on august 30th hosted by roy barnes?
I wouldn't even think about coming just to see Barnes. But to see Mae, now that's another issue.
I like Rick; he is a good man, and a good attorney (there is no contradiction in the two goods I assure you). I think I might try to make it. Thanks for the invite.
Mae, you're holding back on me. You didn't tell me Buddy Darden also was going to be there. Buddy Darden is one of Georgia's class acts. I love the guy, and am proud to be able to say he is a friend.
sid did you have a good time at the RR dinner? i got stuck outside...so you'll have to fill everyone in
sorry bout the darden thing, i'll make sure i name drop with more consistency
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