A question for the well-informed liberals on my list

[kellinator]

Okay, I don't have a lot of fundage but I figure I can swing one more donation before the election. This is where you come in. Of the groups begging for my money -- the DNC, MoveOn.org, Democracy for America -- where will my money be the most effective? I'm still annoyed that Howard Dean's campaign manager spent the entire paltry donation I sent in the spring on sending me letters asking for more money (clue phone, dumbass: if I had more money, would my original contribution have been so small?).

Comments

[sujata.livejournal.com]

Alas, they all waste some of the money donated to them. Not much one can do, except either make the donation anyway or keep one's money so that none of it will be misspent (by others anyway).

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

But what about MoveOn.org? They're doing some cool stuff, and I can help fund a swing-state volunteer.

[sujata.livejournal.com]

Being one of those now-notorious 527s, MoveOn.org is limited to promoting issues, not candidates. That's why I wondered what you want your focus to be, in making the donation.

The DNC can use the money to openly promote Kerry.

MoveOn.org would have to use the money to promote, say, keeping abortion safe and legal. Their swing-state volunteers -- provided they abide by the 527 regulations -- would have to go canvassing for issues, not for any one candidate who supports those issues. All rather messed up, IMHO, but then nobody asked me before writing the 527 regulations. :-/