Fundraising in the Presidential campaign often determines not only the outcome of the election, but gives a glimpse of the support and energy generated by each campaign In the month of September Romney raised $77.7 Million compared to Obama’s campaign which raised $126 Million.
However the more revealing indication of support and votes may be the number and size of the donations. In the Romney campaign only $12.4 Million in donations came from people giving less than $200.00 each. Conversely, the Obama campaign raised $33 Million from people giving less than $200.00 each. That means roughly three times as many donors who couldn’t afford more than $200.00 to give to a presidential campaign are supporting President Obama. When Obama says he is committed to helping the middle class, and Romney is focused on the wealthy, donors are paying attention. The amazing thing about Democracy in the United States is that each citizen gets one vote, and there are by far more in the middle class than wealthy people in the country. That means that a large voter turn out is essential in November. Please do your part to encourage people to vote. We can’t complain if we don’t vote.
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October 21, 2012 at 9:24 am
B.W.
Great message because this is going to be close. We need everyone to vote on the side of sanity. That said, Malia, yesterday I listened to this segment of Bill Moyers on NPR and heard this VERY disturbing assessment of where this country is headed — into the hands of the plutocracy that Romney represents: http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-plutocracy-rising/
I know I sound like an alarmist, but Romney is the symbol of why our democracy is in danger. If we don’t wake up to this threat soon, we will all be serfs to corporate interests.
October 21, 2012 at 5:24 pm
malialitman
B.W.
I couldn’t agree with you more, and the importance of voting could never be greater!
October 21, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Millie
I agree with you B.W. I, too, watched the Bill Moyers show and came away from it scared to death too! I so, so hope Americans are paying attention and will get out there and vote against the Republicans.
I so distrust things today that I cannot help but feel the media is playing big games with this election in announcing constantly how close the race is (I don’t believe it!) – pushing the fear angle – journalists not doing their homework – pulling for high ratings for themseleve and more money earned for the political ads and on and on.
Get out there folks and vote anti Republican in every race that you can!
October 22, 2012 at 1:51 pm
B.W.
Smart of you to emphasize “every race that you can” because the Dems HAVE to retain control of the Senate and if they can win the House, the TP will have lost its grip. However, I NEVER underestimate the power of Koch Brothers and Rove’s monies to influence “low-information voters.”
October 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm
malialitman
BW,
Me too!
October 21, 2012 at 11:59 am
kosenrufumom66
Hi Malia,
I encourage many people as I ran across to telling them to vote like an evangelical Christian trying to convert them. Anyway, this friend of mine who is a Democrat disdains Romney/Ryan, and yet when I asked if he’s going to vote – he answered “No” and told me that it wouldn’t make a difference b/c he registered in Texas, and that Texas is a red state. I was furious, and I told him that “if people think like you then President Obama will lose election for sure. And it’s important to show your positive attitude and good spirit to your environment”. Then another friend of mine telling me that why could we have “Popular vote system” vs “electoral vote system” especially for people like me and you living in Texas or Red states? Does anybody have an answer to this? Thank you.
October 21, 2012 at 5:22 pm
malialitman
kosenrufumom66,
As a fellow Texan I feel your pain and totally understand the mentality regarding not voting if you aren’t Republican. However there may be a change in the future of politics in Texas if for no other reason than the increasing number of Hispanic voters, and the growing disapproval of Rick Perry. Even the Republicans I know don’t like Perry. I also think that the more people in Texas who vote for a democrat gives potential democratic candidates encouragement to run. We will never elect a Democrat in “Texas if we don’t first demonstrate a reason for a good, qualified, Democrat to run.
In terms of the electoral college system, I agree that we should use the popular vote. I think the electoral college system was originally created to appease the larger states who wanted to dominate the political elections, to increase the importance of their state.
October 22, 2012 at 2:02 pm
B.W.
Malia,
You are right to emphasize that when one votes in the current election, one is helping to make a statement about what they want in future elections. In the case of TX, since Perry was such a colossal ass as a GOP/TP candidate, maybe enough Texans will be sick of him for another term.
kosenrufumom66 needs to tell his/her friend that voting now for Obama is an important step in turning the state from red to blue. There are lots of disgruntled Texans who want something better than him so the more slender the GOP/TP win in TX, the more one emboldens good Democrats to run there.
October 22, 2012 at 2:59 pm
malialitman
BW,
I hope many will take your advice!
October 22, 2012 at 5:03 am
Michael B. Calyn
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