Double your investment in just 2 minutes![UPDATE] x4

We need to push Hillary's April fundraising over the top. If you have donated before, you already know that Hillary is asking us to pony up a few bucks so that new donors can be matched.

I pledged 50 today, and if I can get 10 people to pony up at least five bucks each, I will pledge another 50. I know not a whole lot, but I am not made of money ;)

Here is the letter from Hillary's campaign:

After being outspent and counted out, we are on the path to victory thanks to the voters of Pennsylvania and your steadfast support. Now as we approach the end of April and an important deadline, you and I have the chance to do something remarkable together.

Every day, I see the effects that your support has on our campaign. When I visit one of our offices in the field and see a full phone bank buzzing with activity, I know you make it possible. When I review our latest ads, I know you are putting our message on the air. And when I celebrate a victory like the one we had in Pennsylvania, I know we are celebrating together.

We can keep celebrating victories all the way through November. Our next step on the road to the nomination is a big show of strength when we report our April fundraising numbers. Because of your incredible efforts last week, we are in position to make sure every voter has the right to be heard in this race.

I have a special favor to ask you. With all this momentum, we want to engage as many people as possible and today, encourage more people to give to this campaign -- because we can't win without the support of you and hundreds of thousands like you.

So we are asking our most active supporters -- including you -- to match a single online contribution from someone who has not made a contribution before. Your gift will encourage someone to make a commitment to contribute to the campaign, which means that any gift you make before the midnight Wednesday deadline will go twice as far toward helping us win.

This is going to be big. Because you're matching the gift of a new contributor, your $25 gift is worth $50. Your $50 gift is worth $100. There's never been a better time to jump in and help move our campaign forward.


Go Here if you have donated before

Here if its your first time

Do I have any takers? Any co-sponsors? I will update this diary with a receipt the instant we get to ten pledges

Update [2008-4-29 20:21:53 by linc]: New game! I am going to pledge another fifty once this diary hits 10 snark troll comments-

Update [2008-4-29 21:15:28 by linc]:

The score is:
4 trolls
3 Hillary pledges


and... CoyoteCreek is the coolest!



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Come on! (2.00 / 2)

I don't need to eat out this weekend!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:05:27 PM EST

If anyone wants to co-pledge (2.00 / 1)

Let me know and I will put it up in the diary.
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:26:49 PM EST
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Cool. (none / 0)

$109,000,000.00 + 37.95 = $109,000,037.95


by dystopianfuturetoday on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:40:13 AM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (1.00 / 1)

Seriously, how many diaries do we need begging for donations?  


by mefck on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:07:05 PM EST

Some one better pony up (2.00 / 1)

I have just been made to feel sad by the concern troll... (is that working, the guilt I mean?)
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:08:43 PM EST
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Re: Some one better pony up (none / 0)

I am sorry you're sad ;-)

Seriously, good luck with your donation drive.


by mefck on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 11:03:33 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (2.00 / 4)

damn - why cant canadians donate??????


"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum
by canadian gal on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:07:20 PM EST

Because they are too awesome... (2.00 / 3)


Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!
by Student Guy on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:08:39 PM EST
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You know (2.00 / 4)

you can send chum...
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:09:49 PM EST
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Re: You know (2.00 / 1)

That's very funny! My dad was a Coast Guard Captain for many years. All I care to remember about chum was when I was 3 years old and was taken out on a small patrol craft (some guys were fishing as well) and they plunked me down right next to an open, days old bucket of chum. Puked for days.
Barack Obama is my President
by Jeter on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:33:06 PM EST
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My grandpa (none / 0)

was a professional fisher for a while- I have the lingo down: I find it very amusing every time I hear a campaign worker spit it out like an everyday word!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:38:34 PM EST
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you can probably still buy a campaign tshirt (none / 0)

but i'm not sure...


DEMOCRATIC 08!
by rigsoHC on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:22:34 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (1.00 / 3)

Whoops, sorry, I'll back out of this thread.

I initially thought it was a promotion for investments in cattle futures.


by emptythreatsfarm on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:18:08 PM EST

Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (2.00 / 2)

Oh, really? I thought it was about how to game Chicago politics and get cheap real estate!

Sorry, couldn't resist.


"If we can't live together... we're going to die alone."
by VAAlex on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:05:44 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (none / 0)

Mojo'd for humor.


"If we can't live together... we're going to die alone."
by VAAlex on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:06:15 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (none / 0)

Or maybe it's an instructional video on how to dump your spouse and marry a younger beer heiress.

I think old McCrankyPants's got a better return on his investment than either Clinton or Obama!


by emptythreatsfarm on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:33:09 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (none / 0)

Just to clarify.  The good investment was the beer fortune, not the heiress.

I shiver every time I see her speak.  That conservative aged evil cheerleader look really freaks me out.


by emptythreatsfarm on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:43:16 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (none / 0)

Lol thanks for clarification, I was wondering ...


"If we can't live together... we're going to die alone."
by VAAlex on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:55:51 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (2.00 / 3)

I just gave $100.00


Purity! Or else!
by ChitownDenny on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:19:16 PM EST

That's two! (2.00 / 1)

or rather the first- I missed you!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:04:14 PM EST
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Great diary linc and awesome cause (2.00 / 5)

but I already gave twice today.  Once myself this morning and once again when I got the double up email.

I'm tapped this month but others can step it up and help linc show how MyDDer's have Hillary's back.


I didn't believe in god before the primaries and I still don't.
by NewHampster on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:20:58 PM EST

That (2.00 / 1)

is better than pledging here! We will all need to be doing it like you are- if we can.
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:29:42 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes! (2.00 / 4)

It's a very good fund raising ideal.  I hope a lot of people participate.


by JoeySky18 on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:22:05 PM EST

Pay Mark Penn's salary! (1.00 / 1)

The campaign still owes him money!


by Democratic Unity on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:28:22 PM EST

Thank you for your trolling (2.00 / 2)

we now only need 7 more... please respond?
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:33:20 PM EST
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Why thank you kind sir (2.00 / 2)

please, troll again.
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:00:42 PM EST
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Did it too (2.00 / 3)

I put up $25 for a match.


by ineedalife on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:59:16 PM EST

I think thats one (2.00 / 1)

thank you!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:01:06 PM EST
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Here's one for you, Linc. (2.00 / 2)

Contribution Details
Date:     April 29, 2008 9:11 PM EDT
Contact:    

Amount:     $50.00

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!


by CoyoteCreek on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:13:08 PM EST

You rock! (2.00 / 1)

its all for our girl!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:14:11 PM EST
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Why thank you, Linc! (2.00 / 1)


by CoyoteCreek on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:47:28 PM EST

You ponied up (none / 0)

with a receipt in tow- thank you!
by linc on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:49:45 PM EST
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Re: Double your investment in just 2 minutes![UPDA (2.00 / 2)

Just gave $50


by nikkid on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:46:54 PM EST

Re: Double your investment (2.00 / 1)

I donated $50 today for a match.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION RECEIPT:

DATE:      April 29, 2008  2:04 PM EDT
NAME:      (redacted)
ADDRESS:   (redacted)
AMOUNT:    $50.00


by Nobama on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:49:36 PM EST


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