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wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:05 PM Oct 2016

Thank you DU! Your help made a HUGE difference in NC!

A few days ago, longtime DUer, activist and NC resident BLM put out the call for emergency cash donations for Mecklenburg County Democratic Party. MCDP had completely run out of sample ballots and had no money to print more. Early voting was only halfway finished

Some background, Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC) is ground zero in electoral dog fights in THREE nationally important races this year. There is a strong chance that NC's Electoral College votes could go to Hillary Clinton, we are fighting to defeat a horrible Governor who rubber stamped discriminatory voter laws and the infamous HB2 "Bathroom Law". And now Senator Burr (R-Corporations) is ALSO considered vulnerable. There is also a few judicial races that only the nerdiest pay attention to, but there will be HUGE ramifications if the GOP forces their choice through.

The Mecklenburg Democrats have been struggling to keep up with all the demands. One simple but very important service they provide is to hand out a "Blue Ballot" that lists all the Democratically endorsed candidates to voters as they wait in line. This is KEY because first, the GOP did away with straight-ticket voting and second, many judicial races are listed as non-partisan on the ballot, even though they are not. So the only way most Democratic voters know how to vote in 'non-partisan' races is if they get one of the Blue Ballots.

This is where DU came in! BLM made a post here for donations and MANY heard the call! How do I know this? As I was walking up to the line to early vote, the volunteer was PROUDLY displaying a HUGE stack of Blue Ballots and saying "Someone made a request on the DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND and we got over $3,000 in donations! We got a big one from MICHIGAN! They said their home races were secure and they wanted to give where it would really help!"



I about died! I had donated too and here I was seeing FIRST HAND how that donation was going to help swing one of the most important swing states into the blue column!

WAY TO GO DU!



And extra hugs to BLM and the Michigan DUer

Here is a link to MCDP. Thanks again, DU!

http://www.meckdem.org

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Thank you DU! Your help made a HUGE difference in NC! (Original Post) wildeyed Oct 2016 OP
K&R! sheshe2 Oct 2016 #1
K and R Ligyron Oct 2016 #2
This is old-school DU in action! wildeyed Oct 2016 #5
MeckDems will need another huge printing order by Wednesday. HRC, Obama coming back to NC blm Oct 2016 #28
DU is more than a forum! nt retrowire Oct 2016 #3
I'm in tears. Thank you DU. NC needs this turnaround desperately. blm Oct 2016 #4
We are going to come ROARING back! wildeyed Oct 2016 #6
Great news. nt lillypaddle Oct 2016 #7
This is so awesome. Andy, Kephra, Opihimoimoi, all our DU angels gone and present, Skinner, Elad mahina Oct 2016 #8
ok, mahina…now I'm seriously crying.... blm Oct 2016 #10
Me too BLM. Lokahi~ unity! mahina Oct 2016 #14
That's awesome wryter2000 Oct 2016 #9
it was a call to safe state DUers blm Oct 2016 #13
HUGE K&R!! secondwind Oct 2016 #11
Gave me chills, WOW, and I live in Florida. Wonderful..n/t monmouth4 Oct 2016 #12
thank you Michigan Mary Mac Oct 2016 #16
DU is still the best site out there. blm Oct 2016 #42
K&R! DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #17
Oblueterate the red. oasis Oct 2016 #18
I see what you did….. blm Oct 2016 #19
K&R! gademocrat7 Oct 2016 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Oct 2016 #21
Wonderful to see the generosity of DU. Go North Carolina! appalachiablue Oct 2016 #22
Oh, gee. I wish I'd seen it so I could preen! But I will preen on behalf of the group. LAS14 Oct 2016 #23
Clinton and Obama are both coming back to NC this week - MCDP will STILL need donations blm Oct 2016 #27
Where do you donate? LAS14 Oct 2016 #34
Here is the link: Tanuki Oct 2016 #35
Here's the link, click on DONATE blm Oct 2016 #36
But what's this about doing away with a straight ticket vote???? LAS14 Oct 2016 #24
NCGOP rewrote election law end eliminated straight-ticket voting and blm Oct 2016 #26
It also makes lines longer because people take longer to vote. wildeyed Oct 2016 #32
Straight ticket makes it impossible to flip only a few races on a ballot should there be an audit. Crash2Parties Oct 2016 #41
Awesome! NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #25
K&R sarae Oct 2016 #29
Click on meckdems link in wildeyed's post. They'll need another 100,000 blue ballots printed blm Oct 2016 #30
I just donated $25 – thanks for letting me know! sarae Oct 2016 #31
Thanks! wildeyed Oct 2016 #33
Thank you - National Dem party is making this their battleground - we need to MAKE IT HAPPEN. blm Oct 2016 #37
Here is the link for making a donation in case someone missed it: Tanuki Oct 2016 #38
Donated just now. Hope it helps. ANOIS Oct 2016 #43
THANK YOU! wildeyed Oct 2016 #45
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blm

(113,047 posts)
28. MeckDems will need another huge printing order by Wednesday. HRC, Obama coming back to NC
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 11:05 AM
Oct 2016

this week.

We NEED at least another 100,000 more blue ballots printed.

If people can keep this office sourced we will pull this out for our fellow countrymen and countrywomen.

blm

(113,047 posts)
4. I'm in tears. Thank you DU. NC needs this turnaround desperately.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:23 PM
Oct 2016

Our Moral Mondays movement of the last 2 years HAS to prevail on Tuesday, Nov 8.

And we have to give President Clinton a Democratic Senate.

mahina

(17,646 posts)
8. This is so awesome. Andy, Kephra, Opihimoimoi, all our DU angels gone and present, Skinner, Elad
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:30 PM
Oct 2016

And everyone, this is the highlight of my 13 years in this community. BLM, Michigan DUer and everyone who helped, you are my heroes. Mahalo Wildeyed for sharing this.

blm

(113,047 posts)
10. ok, mahina…now I'm seriously crying....
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:44 PM
Oct 2016

this election is truly the forces of good against the forces of evil.

May the forces of all our good spirits be with us.

wryter2000

(46,038 posts)
9. That's awesome
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:41 PM
Oct 2016

You so have to get rid of your governor. I missed the call for money, but I would have been happy to help.

blm

(113,047 posts)
13. it was a call to safe state DUers
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:51 PM
Oct 2016

to help pull Meck County through to election day.

The link to help is in wild-eyed's post. Every bit helps. When I posted they had NOTHING left in their account to pay the printer. There is no paid staff, the office is 100% volunteer. NCGOP removed the $3 checkbox for public financing that goes to state elections. It's the fastest growing population area in the south and NCGOP is obstructing us at every turn.

Response to wildeyed (Original post)

blm

(113,047 posts)
27. Clinton and Obama are both coming back to NC this week - MCDP will STILL need donations
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 11:01 AM
Oct 2016

Dems and GOP are making NC 'THE' battleground.

Please send whatever you can to help carry the load. Those blue ballots are our bullets on this battlefield. They will need at least a 100,000 more printed before Wednesday.

blm

(113,047 posts)
26. NCGOP rewrote election law end eliminated straight-ticket voting and
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:57 AM
Oct 2016

made some races nonpartisan - Dems were heavily effected by voters not knowing names of judges.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
32. It also makes lines longer because people take longer to vote.
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 12:23 PM
Oct 2016

Typical GOP obstructionism. Might have shot themselves in the foot with that one though. Trump voters are not always super excited about down-ticket GOP candidates or regular voters. Makes it harder for them to vote the local races too

sarae

(3,284 posts)
29. K&R
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 11:17 AM
Oct 2016

I love reading about stories like this.

I missed BLM's orig post, but I'll keep an eye out in the future because I'd love to help.

Way to go, DU!!!

blm

(113,047 posts)
30. Click on meckdems link in wildeyed's post. They'll need another 100,000 blue ballots printed
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 12:01 PM
Oct 2016

before Wednesday - at LEAST another 100,000. HRC and Obama will be back in NC this week - this IS the battleground for this election, and we want to win it for EVERY Dem around the country and give President Clinton a Democratic Senate.

blm

(113,047 posts)
37. Thank you - National Dem party is making this their battleground - we need to MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:24 PM
Oct 2016

Turn the Senate Blue.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
38. Here is the link for making a donation in case someone missed it:
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:29 PM
Oct 2016
http://www.meckdem.org/

As blm and wildeyed have both said, donations from DUers have really helped, and more $ is needed ASAP for printing "blue ballot"voter guides to hand out to early voters! Now is our chance to help NC go blue for Hillary and take back the senate by electing Deborah Ross!
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