Support Democrat Nina Turner for Congress by donating to her campaign.

[StrictlyRockers]

Here is the donation site: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-gs-dtd-20201211-launch

Nina has outraised all of the other candidates in the field, combined, according to this article:
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/04/nina-turner-shontel-brown-tout-a-significant-fundraising-edge-in-11th-congressional-district-democratic-primary.html

She has recently earned the endorsement of popular Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter:

Link to tweet

And she holds a 35% point lead over her closest competitor in the primary. The primary is held in two months, on August 3rd.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/nina-turner-leads-poll-11th-congressional-district-race/95-5842fe8f-4824-4185-8020-c0f16a47da96

[StarfishSaver]

1. No, thank you

[Trueblue1968]

16. I would NEVER donate money to Turner's campain. She threw TONS of hate on Joe & Hillary.

I can't stand her.

[hlthe2b]

2. Not on your life. For Katie Porter's campaign, I'd donate without a doubt but...

she's clearly more forgiving than I. I only donate to Democrats or at least those who support Democrats.

Shontel Brown will get my $$.

[Jedi Guy]

3. No thanks. I'm not interested in eating a bowl of shit, either. N/T

[brooklynite]

4. Or (just spitballing), you vote for an actual Democrat.....

John Barnes (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Cleveland City Councilman & '18 St Sen Candidate
James Jerome Bell (D) - Consultant, Notary & Frequent Candidate
Shontel Brown (D) - County Councilwoman & Ex-Warrensville Heights City Councilwoman
Seth Corey (D) - Physician
Jeff Johnson (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-Cleveland City Councilman & Frequent Candidate
Will Knight (D) - Businessman
Pamela Pinkney (D) - Pastor & Frequent Candidate
Isaac Powell (D) - Retired School Employee & Frequent Candidate
Lateek Shabazz (D) - Retired Businessman & Substitute Teacher
Tariq Shabazz (D) - Graduate Student, Navy Veteran & '20 Candidate
Shirley Smith (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep & Lobbyist

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Katie Porter knows a great Democrat when she sees one!

[StrictlyRockers]

12. I trust Katie Porter's judgment.

And so should anyone who has any sense. Katie Porter knows what she's talking about.

She's an extremely smart woman. Katie Porter graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School and has taught law at several universities, including the University of California, Irvine, William S. Boyd School of Law, and the University of Iowa.

I'll follow Katie Porter's endorsements, thank you. And, I will support and donate to them because I trust her judgment in these matters.

[Budi]

22. Katie Porter isn't on the OH-11 Ballot.

[SheltieLover]

26. Great point, Budi.

[Budi]

31. Well thank you, SheltieLover

[SheltieLover]

34. Yw, budi

Ty for your well-stated point. 🤣👍

[moonscape]

42. It's possible to respect Katie a lot, yet not agree with every choice

she makes. She’s not the only smart, informed person in the room.

I don’t understand the ‘so should anyone who has any sense’ admonition.

[StarfishSaver]

65. It is weird, isn't it?

It has a familiar ring to it.

[brooklynite]

30. I don't need Katie Porter's opinion...I've met Nina Turner personally.

I know what Turner was like when she WAS a Democrat and then when she WASN'T.

[Budi]

11. K & R plenty of loyal Democrats without Big Out-of-State PAC funding.

I've donated to Shontel Brown & it's good to see the rest of the loyal Democrats who not only support out President & Vice President, but who work to raise their own campaign cash.
None of these rely on Big Money Out-of-State Political PACS & a high profile PR Group, nor a built in Polling Co & the big money that it takes to hire them.

The names on the list are true grassroots funded campaigns.

Appreciate this wonderful long list of worthy candidates, loyal Democrats to choose from.

OH-11 Belongs to the Democrat whose loyalty to the Party has never wavered.

👍

DEMOCRATS, "For The People"

[JoanofArgh]

60. +1

[Autumn]

5. Already have and will do so again.

[StrictlyRockers]

6. Thank you.

And so will I.

[sheshe2]

7. No thanks.

[sheshe2]

17. Ouch

[George II]

21. "Attention whores" in OUR party? Did I just read that here on DU?

8. How could we criticize Republicans who support incompetent attention whores in their party

if we support one in ours?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215490346#post8

[Ocelot II]

10. I'll pass.

[RegularJam]

13. I'll pass on this one but keep your money flowing into democratic politics.

Here is another great Democrat for you to donate to, if you donate out of district/state.

https://charliecrist.com/

[StrictlyRockers]

14. I hope Charlie Crist wins the governorship. I will consider donating.

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And thank you for encouraging donating to Democratic politicians.

[George II]

23. Charlie Crist is running for Governor of the State of Florida, not a district.

[StrictlyRockers]

38. Thank you for that clarification.

I live in California. Florida is very far away from here in many, many ways.

[Trueblue1968]

20. She is HORRIBLE. I will NEVER forgive her for the disgusting lies about HILLARY Clinton.

[George II]

28. A mere three weeks to be exact, and the nomination was wrapped up. Biden was already our nominee.

[George II]

35. That's too much. Only give her half a bowl of shit:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/

July 27, 2020:

Nina Turner, a co-chair of the Sanders campaign, told me she has no appetite for the choice she faces: “It’s like saying to somebody, ‘You have a bowl of shit in front of you, and all you’ve got to do is eat half of it instead of the whole thing.’ It’s still shit.”

[George II]

18. On the other hand, one can contribute to the most capable candidate in the primary, Shontel Brown...

....here:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/shontel-brown-for-congress-2

A true, lifelong, loyal, supportive, and accomplished Ohio Democrat. She SUPPORTS President Biden, doesn't call him a "half bowl of shit" as Turner did. ( https://coolcleveland.com/2020/07/commentary-nina-turner-and-fecal-matter-a-bridge-too-far/ )

BTW, that "35% point lead over her closest competitor in the primary" is from a poll commissioned and financed by Nina Turner herself!

https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00764423&two_year_transaction_period=2022&data_type=processed

[Cha]

27. Excellent post, George! Love the pic of Pres Biden

& Shontel Brown.. beautiful people inside and out! :

[George II]

32. Bazinga!

[SheltieLover]

33. Beautiful & well worthy of an independetn post to support this Democratic candidate!

[Beastly Boy]

19. Please consider donating to a full time Democrat:

Donation site for Shontel Brown:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/notcapnamerica4shontel

[Budi]

29. Thanks for the Link! Here, Shontel graciously congrats her mentor Marcia Fudge/3-2021

Link to tweet

[ebbie15644]

24. Nope

[Sunsky]

25. Oh heck no.

[Demsrule86]

36. Not in this lifetime...she should have remained a Democrat and not said evil

things about Hillary and Biden.

[greatauntoftriplets]

39. I'll pass.

[Happy Hoosier]

40. Not a chance

I wish her primary opponent the best! I prefer candidates who supported Joe Biden for President in the General Election.

[sprinkleeninow]

41. No way. I'm donating to Shontel.

[Cha]

56. Mahalo, Sprink!💙

[sprinkleeninow]

57. Hello to you, Cha!

❤

[tritsofme]

43. This is a D+30 district, almost anyone considering a donation would be much more effective

in supporting candidates who will make or break our majority next year.

[StrictlyRockers]

45. That's actually a really good point.

We are pretty much guaranteed to win this district. How do I find some close, swing district contests I could donate to?

[StrictlyRockers]

76. No one will offer me any advice on where to find tight races to donate to?

People would rather just make divisive posts that don't contribute to our cause?

I'm genuinely wanting assistance here. Google isn't much help.

[LiberalFighter]

44. There are more qualified Democrats than her.

She has alienated a lot of Democrats especially those that would vote Democrat.

[Trueblue1968]

47. MY kitty girl Annie is more qualified. . ANNIE Loves Joe and Hillary!!

[ecstatic]

48. I think she'll hurt us

But I'll support her if she's the nominee. Over the past few years her vibe has come across as very toxic, IMO.

[jcgoldie]

49. refused to endorse Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump...

...then pulled similar shit 4 years later with Biden after the primaries were wrapped up. I'm all about supporting progressives and I also feel that there is a place under the Democratic tent for a wide ideological spectrum from AOC to Jon Tester and there is room for disagreement. Too often on DU I see progressives criticized for not falling in lockstep on controversial issues even 2 years out from any election, but Nina Turner has not been on our side at times when unity has mattered most.

[murielm99]

50. Thank you for posting this.

It sums up good reasons for not supporting Turner without being nasty or divisive.

[StrictlyRockers]

51. Katie Porter's endorsement speaks volumes.

I have immense respect for Katie Porter's intellect and political acumen. She is an extremely intelligent woman and a force to be reckoned with in the House. She's a very popular and well-known Democrat who uses her whiteboard and her knowledge of the issues to make corporate fools tremble in fear when they testify in the House.

I trust her. I trust her judgment. I trust her political instincts. I have no qualms about following her advice on which candidates to support.

She was smart enough to somehow become the first Democratic Congressperson to ever be elected in California District 45, which is an extremely conservative, right-leaning and Republican-friendly district that is "behind the Orange Curtain" in Orange County, CA. Orange County is well-known for being one of the most conservative, anti-Democratic, and "red" areas within the state of California. And somehow she managed to do this without accepting any corporate PAC money and while raising three children as a single mother.

She is also a distinguished law professor. Katie Porter graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School and has taught law at several universities, including the University of California, Irvine, William S. Boyd School of Law, and the University of Iowa.

So...maybe you trust your own judgment better than you do Katie Porter's. Maybe you actually think you're smarter than she is. I don't. I think she knows who to endorse and what to do politically way more than I do. I think she's much smarter than I am. I'm going to go with what she says to do here. I'm going to support Nina Turner. And in fact, I just sent another donation to Nina Turner that was dedicated to all of the disingenuous attacks she receives here on DU. So, thank you for that encouragement. I expect her to win. Peace and love.

[betsuni]

53. "I'm going to go with what she says to do here."

[StrictlyRockers]

75. Thank you for the kick.

Keep donating to Democrats, whoever you think is the best one of the candidates.

[betsuni]

88. I have a lot of free time, too.

I don't donate. Let them get money from people with lots of money. The idea that this corrupts them is idiotic.

[MrsCoffee]

67. Something is disingenuous that's for sure.

You can’t put lipstick on the turds she has thrown in the Democratic punch bowl.

Donate to a full time Democrat here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/shontel-brown-for-congress-2

Don’t be surprised when Porter reassesses this blunder in the near future.

[betsuni]

70. I can't believe I saw the words: "Maybe you actually think you're smarter than she is."

And "I'm going to go with what she says to do here" after years of forums like DU being accused of being echo chambers, Stockholm syndrome victims, rah rah cheerleaders, mindless idiots, brainwashed for supporting Democrats and not believing stupid conspiracy theories.

[MrsCoffee]

72. Should have just stopped at "Maybe you actually think".

Why yes, yes we do.

[StrictlyRockers]

74. Please keep donating to progressive Democrats.

In my humble opinion, they likely to be the future of our party, and they need all the help they can get.

[Demsrule86]

81. I absolutely will... those like Sen. Sherrod Brown. However, I guess you didn't know Nina Turner is

not a Democrat. She is a member of the People's Party. Thus no donation for her. And considering her lack of respect for and support for our 2016 and 2018 nominees, she is a very bad choice. I live in Ohio and will be working to get the word out about who Ms. Turner is in regard to her political party and why she is the wrong choice for Ohio 11. She would only get my vote in a general election, but I doubt she will be running. I fear we could lose the seat if she does run in the General. She is not well-liked here in Ohio.

[Demsrule86]

82. I would like to say that given our political situation, Moderates are more likely to be the

future of our party. They gave us the House and the Senate.

[StrictlyRockers]

84. Maybe progressive candidates are the LONG TERM future of the party then.

Nina says she's a Democrat, but I understand your point.

I'm not a fan of the People's Party. But I respect their policy agenda, and I am a progressive.

[OilemFirchen]

79. Why are you arguing with yourself?

Seems a bit odd.

[LowerManhattanite]

52. Gave to Shontel Brown yesterday...

...I’m fresh out!

[sprinkleeninow]

58. As did I, and will do again. eom

[PortTack]

54. Turner is nothing but trouble! With narrow margins..if we are able to keep the house I can see

Her shooting down every thing.

No way!!

If you are unfamiliar with her nonsense google her when she worked for Bernie’s campaign. I guarantee you won’t like what you read.

[betsuni]

55. Populists are trouble.

Politics depends on building coalitions, compromising like always when working with other people. Getting legislation passed even if it "isn't good enough" at the time because you have to have the votes and Republicans are 100% obstructionist and Democrats have no large majorities. That's the job. This is not the goal of Justice Democrats/The People's Party. It's Us vs Them and the Them aren't Republicans.

Strange how what some politicians say last year, three weeks ago is suddenly "ancient history" "the distant past" while Democrats are regularly blamed for things that happened decades ago that wasn't their fault.

Everyone needs to earn the votes, have feet held to the fire like what's always said about Democrats.

[JoanofArgh]

59. Nobody gives a shit about Katie Porter in Ohio.

Most of them don’t even know who she is and that poll Nina “bowl of shit” Turner is touting is Sanders pollster. I’d need to see some independent polling.

[betsuni]

61. Justice Democrats believe the myth that the vast majority of Americans

are democratic socialists just waiting for true progressive populist leaders because Democrats are horrible corrupt elite monsters. This is wrong, of course.

[JoanofArgh]

71. +1

[Budi]

80. K & R for populism truth! 🙄

Thanks

[DFW]

62. MUST we be subjected to posts like this?

We'd be jumping all over a similar post requesting money for Joe Manchin, and at least he declares himself to be a Democrat, still votes with us most of the time, and is not known for trashing other Democrats. I have a personal friend in the Senate whom the Republicans would LOVE to dislodge next year, (his name is Kelly, not Manchin) and while I make no bones about my support for him, the last thing I would do is make a rah-rah-lookit-me post exhorting the board to send him money.

[Autumn]

78. No. You can use the tools the admins gave you to tailor your DU experience and hide the words

Nina Turner. You will never be subjected to a post about her again. Easy peasey.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

83. This is a cross you will just have to bear.

[MrsCoffee]

63. Fuck That Noise.

Donate to full time Democrat Brown:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/shontel-brown-for-congress-2

[Tommy Carcetti]

64. Pass. nt

[oasis]

68. No. Nina Turner has a pattern of disloyalty to the Democratic Party.

I only donate to loyal Dems.

[Vinca]

69. No way and this is the first time I've been disappointed with Katie Porter.

There was a time when Nina would have been a fine candidate, then she came under the spell of Bernie and went totally off the rails trying to "out Bernie" Bernie.

[question everything]

85. Should not follow any politicians. Will it bother you to know that Potter had an op-ed in the WSJ?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016289743

So many here dismiss anything from the WSJ.

What I am curious is whether Turner ever apologized for saying this about Biden.

[W_HAMILTON]

77. When she loses the primary...

...will she take all of our DEMOCRATIC leftover contributions and put them towards her People's Party, or her Green Party, or whatever the hell party she decides to associate herself with at the time in order to maximize her grift?

[GoCubsGo]

87. No, hell no.