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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Netroots August Fundraising Push Update #1
Posted by James L.All I have to say is: wow. Earlier today, Swing State Project, MyDD, and Dailykos kicked off a week-long campaign to promote the combined Netroots Actblue page. Using 12:00AM EDT, August 21 as our benchmark, the goal was to "see each House candidate on the list get 100 new contributions over the next week, and each Senate candidate 250." I've been tracking the numbers as they've come in over the first 24 hours of the promotion, and based on this, we are well on our way to meeting and exceeding these goals.
Below is a chart detailing the movement in terms of each candidate's total number of donors over the day:
| Candidate | District | 8/20 Donors | 8/21 Donors | New Donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Lamont | CT-Sen | 3064 | 3125 | 61 |
| Jon Tester | MT-Sen | 2056 | 2132 | 76 |
| Jim Webb | VA-Sen | 1270 | 1388 | 118 |
| Eric Massa | NY-29 | 905 | 957 | 52 |
| Joe Sestak | PA-07 | 876 | 936 | 60 |
| Patrick Murphy | PA-08 | 687 | 746 | 59 |
| Jerry McNerney | CA-11 | 681 | 739 | 58 |
| Darcy Burner | WA-08 | 679 | 737 | 58 |
| Linda Stender | NJ-07 | 508 | 564 | 56 |
| Paul Hodes | NH-02 | 465 | 518 | 53 |
| Larry Kissell | NC-08 | 427 | 477 | 50 |
| John Courage | TX-21 | 415 | 469 | 54 |
| Dan Seals | IL-10 | 375 | 421 | 46 |
| Jay Fawcett | CO-05 | 375 | 425 | 50 |
As you can see, almost every House challenger received at least 50 new contributions over the first 24 hours alone. You guys are kicking some serious ass. In terms of hard dollars, below is a chart detailing the overall movement of the day for each candidate. In total, the Netroots page raised nearly $25,000 today for great progressive candidates across the country.
| Candidate | District | 8/20 Raised | 8/21 Raised | New Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Lamont | CT-Sen | $110,042.51 | $111,909.77 | $1,867.26 |
| Jon Tester | MT-Sen | $59,730.84 | $62,262.12 | $2,531.28 |
| Jim Webb | VA-Sen | $40,452.38 | $45,482.57 | $5,030.19 |
| Eric Massa | NY-29 | $21,042.29 | $22,133.55 | $1,091.26 |
| Joe Sestak | PA-07 | $26,574.49 | $28,510.90 | $1,936.41 |
| Patrick Murphy | PA-08 | $13,895.16 | $15,216.42 | $1,321.26 |
| Jerry McNerney | CA-11 | $17,873.76 | $19,610.14 | $1,736.38 |
| Darcy Burner | WA-08 | $13,209.06 | $14,925.47 | $1,716.41 |
| Linda Stender | NJ-07 | $8,877.30 | $10,063.67 | $1,186.37 |
| Paul Hodes | NH-02 | $8,817.34 | $9,958.75 | $1,141.41 |
| Larry Kissell | NC-08 | $6,855.92 | $7,917.33 | $1,061.41 |
| John Courage | TX-21 | $6,868.53 | $8,119.92 | $1,251.39 |
| Dan Seals | IL-10 | $6,314.74 | $7,336.00 | $1,021.26 |
| Jay Fawcett | CO-05 | $5,856.33 | $6,957.75 | $1,101.42 |
| $440,278.92 | $464,879.98 | $24,601.06 |
I will continue to track the page's progress throughout the week. I expect that we'll see some more serious action in the days ahead as we continue to promote the page, its candidates, and the soon-to-be-announced final endorsements.
Posted at 10:00 AM in 2006 Elections, Fundraising, Netroots | Technorati
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The most important races in 2006 are in Ohio and will be again in 2008. Excluding this entire state says a lot about the enthusiasms of net politicos vs. reality.
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at August 22, 2006 09:41 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
ohanon - no one says ohio isnt competitive. if anything, its the most competitive, so pumping 100k or 50k isnt going to do any good. sherrod brown, kilroy, cranley and space all have DCCC or DSCC backing and will have tons of money down teh stretchrun as they are targeted tier 1 races. Space is the only one who also hasnt raised a lot of money on his/her own.
Posted by: yomoma2424 at August 22, 2006 10:42 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Ohanon's take is off-base. As Yo indicates, there are many competitive races in Ohio, but they are all top-tier: OH-Sen, OH-01, OH-15, OH-18. That's terrifically exciting, and I think anyone who follows elections is aware of all of those opportunities.
But those races are all seven-figure affairs. The netroots page specifically targets second-tier races and lower-dollar races. So none of those four races are going to wind up on the netroots page because of that fact.
Posted by: DavidNYC at August 22, 2006 01:53 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
What about CD 13 in New York City? It is slowly getting more Democratic and Kerry only lost it 55-45 in 2004. Steve Harrison is a good guy and needs help too. Go to: http://www.harrison06.com. He has no DCCC backing at this point and needs every nickel he can get.
I'm not affiliated with the campaign just want to see him beat a Republican rubber stamp (the current rep votes with Bush 89% of the time).
Posted by: Michael Tulipan at August 22, 2006 05:08 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment