August 29, 2007

HOUSE '08: Burning For Darcy

The netroots easily surpassed their $100k fundraising goal for ex-Microsoft exec. Darcy Burner. The push for cash was timed to coincide with Pres. Bush's $250K haul for Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). Atrios notes, "At last check, 573 atriots gave $25,194.75, more than one quarter of the goal."

Daily Kos' mcjoan promises to take the "Burn Bush" strategy implemented in WA-08 for Burner national: "We want to take the Burn Bush strategy to every district where a solid, netroots supported Dem candidate is running. What good is lame duck Bush to the Republicans any more, other than as a fundraiser? We want to neutralize his ability to make money for Republicans. We want every Republican who brings Bush in to his or her state or district to raise money to hurt for their efforts. We want to make sure that every Bush visit is highly publicized and no one can just sneak him in without the voters knowing about it."

Also in down ballot blogging, Open Left's Chris Bowers farcically suggests Dems should all stop wasting resources on the WH '08 primary since everybody know Hillary Clinton is going to be the nominee in the end. The target of Bowers sarcasm is local opposition to Open Left's 'Bush Dog' campaign which is still collecting information before deciding on which Dems too supportive of Pres. Bush they will target for primary challenges. Bowers argues: "I have to wonder if people don't think presidential primaries are a waste of resources, but think some congressional primaries are a waste of resources, because they don't actually believe that any primaries are a waste of resources, and instead simply favor the incumbent Democrat in the primary to which they are applying the argument."

And on the right, RedState's Mike Krempasky announces that RightRoots.com has re-opened its doors: "And make no mistake - this is the tool that we've been waiting for, hands down. ... The new site is simple, it's straightforward, it's well-designed, and it's open to anyone that wants to help a candidate with an (R). It's not hung up on (distracted by, in my mind) building community, being persuasive, garnering support - or anything else for that matter. It's a transactional vehicle and a hugely valuable piece of infrastructure for conservative activists online. As it should be.

Posted by Conn Carroll at August 29, 2007 01:00 PM