Dean's bat: Update

[Hawkeye-X]

Less than 72 hours, and we're already in the halfway mark. The house parties for New Year's on the 30th will bring in more than 750,000 breaking the bat, just in time for New Year's, and YET another record-breaker!

Onwards to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina. Victory is upon the people-powered Dean!

Hawkeye-X

[Hep]

1. Have we caught Clark yet?

Not that it matters. I love seeing people organizing, rising up to beat Bush. This is exciting.

[Zeke]

8. I'm Down...

Paid my $25 pledge this week for Dean.

Now how bout the rest y'all?

[Cheswick2.0]

24. I think Clark had a longer period to raise his money

I think Dean is raising money are about three times the rate. Since some Clark supporter let us know last night that Clark supporters are more educated and make more money than Dean supporters (the reason they send larger donations)we can assume there are more people supporting Dean. But of course the polls tell us that.

[Woodstock]

48. Oh good lord, I can't believe someone actually said that

Give me strength...

[jmaier]

2. Nice

run up. :toast:





Wes Clark. He will make an extraordinary American President.

[meow mix]

3. stop catching up with us plz

nice! im happy for the dean campaign - wtg peeps =)

[slinkerwink]

29. thanks!

:hi:

[burning bush]

4. Impossible! How can that be?

Didn't you get the memo? Dean is in a slump. People are deserting his campaign. The sky is falling, for God's SAKE!

[WillyT]

9. It's Worse Than That, It's Either A 'Slump' Meme Or...

A, 'Republicans must be contributing to his campaign' meme.

It's just GOT to be driving a few folks we know Cah-Razy!!!

:bounce::silly::crazy::bounce:

Way ta go, Doc!!!

:kick:

[poskonig]

5. Some "limp" bat....

We should surpass Clark any hour now. Where are the taunters now? :bounce:

[jmaier]

6. They are probably hanging out

with that other obnoxious sub-species: the gloaters. :-)

Plenty of both to go around here these days.



Wes Clark. He will make an extraordinary American President.

[Cheswick2.0]

25. you know it wouldn't be a temptation to gloat

If someone who shall remain nameless didn't post a thread yesterday about Dean's fund raising slump. So don't scroll down if you don't want to see some more!








I am warning you to stop now!













Gloat gloat Gloat gloatgloatgloat gloat GLOAT GLOAT!

[meow mix]

7. hehe - u make it hard to give you kudos

so cranky!! lol

but thats ok. ill give you some anyways =)
congrats!!!

[ryharrin]

10. Hmm, so much for people guessing he'd get around $10 million

this quarter. I just hope we'll be able to get that extra million to put us over $15 million this quarter and re-setting that record.

[killbotfactory]

11. Woah.. we're gonna beat last quarters record...

So that means we've raised about 40 million this year...

Holy Crap!

[OrAnarch]

12. 14.8 Million?

Huh? Typo? Where did that come from? 5 minutes ago he was at 7.5

[killbotfactory]

17. It;s the total for the quarter...

I think the top number is this quarter, the bottom was last number.

They changed the goal to try and beat last quarter's total by the end of the year.

[OrAnarch]

26. damn impressive

nt

[bearfartinthewoods]

13. that's not the same bat.......

and it's not the same goal.

what happened?

[Cheswick2.0]

27. YA THINK?

?

[thinkahead]

36. not the same bat - but the same goal

the new bat is the total so far this quarter - we have about 800k to meet last quarters fundraising totals - which is about what we had to meet to break the 1.5 mil bat. Actually, I believe they are setting the goal a little higher considering we were less than 800k from breaking this bat.

Anyway, I expect we'll beat last quarters total - and maybe by quite a bit - if the house parties bring in a sizeable amount.

[WillyT]

14. Anybody Know What The Other Candidate's Average Contribution Is ???

Not trying to start a fight here, just wondering if all the candidates are getting about the same average doantion around the coutry, or if there is an extra infusion of money in large chunks going to the 'Dean-Alternatives'.

I'm serious, I haven't heard of any tallys of other candidate's average contribution rate. Dean uses it effectively as a 'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' sort of thingy, which is alright by me.

:shrug:

[Melodybe]

16. The average contribution to Dean last quarter was $77

I just want Mr. Dem to go to Washington, that is all I care about. I am a Deanie, though, so yay for our campaign.

[WillyT]

21. Thanks, I Knew Dean's Was In The 70's, Just Wondered About The Rest !!!

Is that info out there?

:hi::shrug::hi:

[dajabr]

30. Not sure how accurate this site is...

And it only gives averages for $200 plus donors.

Worth a look to get an idea, though.

http://www.fundrace.org/avgContrib.html

[beyurslf]

15. Has anyone heard any estimates on what Dean

may raise this quarter? Last quarter I kept hearing about it long before the quarter ended. Now nothing. Is he doing as well this time?

[Padraig18]

18. He's about to set a new record.

And with his low burn rate, it means he has a HUGE war chest. :)

[killbotfactory]

20. The total is on the new bat...

He's at 14 million and counting so far...

just 800k away from breaking last quarters total.

[CMT]

19. OK

looks like we will probably break $15 million this quarter with house parties and late donators.

[dajabr]

22. Whoa!

"That's no moon..."

New Bat!!!!

[Lisa0825]

23. YAY US!:-)

I'm really happy the donations picked up so much steam today. I figured they would after the holiday weekend, but I was still anxious to actually see it.

I don't like it, though, when they change the bat. I'd rather they stuck with the same bat, so it was easy to see that we will meet our initial goal, rather than having to figure out what number corresponds to the original goal.

[slinkerwink]

28. actually, we just have to raise $800,000 more

and it's completely doable with all the donations coming in and the house parties....:hi:

[Lisa0825]

31. Yeah, totally doable!

But I saw so many people comment negatively the last time they changed the bat, as if it was some sinister plot, and I hate having to deal with that garbage.

:hi:

[KaraokeKarlton]

32. I wonder if there's a chance to break $20 million

I think it's possible. He's definitely going to beat last quarter's fundraising. He's the only one that's been in this for 4 quarters who keeps raising more money each time. How anyone can actually think anyone has more support or ability to beat Bush is beyond me.

[Lisa0825]

33. I kinda wish they hadn't released the 14 mil number.

I like to be surprised!!!!:-)

But I guess they figured it would be an even better motivator than the 1.5 mil bat.

[slinkerwink]

34. it's important they released the 14 million number because the news spin

about us breaking our own fundraising record last quarter will be good ;-)

[slinkerwink]

35. kick for a 20K jump in the last hour!

[TrueAmerican]

37. Should a disclaimer be put on that bat?

something like "Non-Transferrable" and "Expires March 2004"?

[Lisa0825]

38. gee, another nice Clark supporter

not

[Name removed]

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[PatGund]

41. Actually.....

.....as a Clark supporter, I'd like the same courtesy and respect paid to the person I support, as you would wish for the person your support. And part of that is realizing that Clark supporters, (and Clark, for that matter), are not Republicans, DINOs, or any other cute nicknames. We're Democrats, and we're here because we want to see our country rescued from the NeoCon junta that's occupied it since 2000. And we believe Clark is the Democrat to do that job.

This is weird. Every Dean supporter I know likes Clark as well, and would be willing to support him if he gets the nomination. Every Clark supporter I know, likes and is willing to support Dean if he gets the nomination. Ultimately, the goal on everyone's mind is ABB.

It's only here at DU do I see people who seem willing to let Bush win rather than vote for X, Y, or Z if that person gets the Democratic nomination. Are people so willing to cut the throat of America rather than vote for the Democratic nominee?

I would prefer to believe that the Dean and Clark supports I know, represent the true face of the voters supporting them, rather than the bitter, sour grapes, "If (fill in the blank) wins the nomination I'm not voting for him!" attitude I'm seeing here.

[Woodstock]

49. You are right, Pat - most of us in both camps are ABB

DU can be a different world sometimes.

[PatGund]

52. Seems that way sometimes

To my point of view, the only major differences in my support if Dean gets the nomination, is that I'll replace the Clark stickers on my car and the $25+ every two weeks will get sent to Dean rather than Clark. I certainly have no plan to not vote if Clark doesn't get the nomination - if anything I may work harder to elect someone that wasn't my first choice. But I'm getting tired of seeing the potshots from all sides here - it must be Rove's wet dream, but its not helping any of the nominess we support.

Thanks for your kind words. :-)

[dajabr]

40. Hey, I snuck into Clark HQ and snapped this picture...

Of a Clark supporter when he saw the bat...

[Scott Lee]

44. LOL!!!

If a picture's worth a thousand words....maybe it's worth a few bucks for poor Wesley Clark's campaign?

[JNelson6563]

46. heh heh

Good one. ;-)

Julie

[killbotfactory]

42. Dean shouldn't complain about attacks...

All they do is backfire, and you should never stop an enemey from making a mistake.

$40mil! Fantastic!

[Scott Lee]

43. WoooHoooo!

That one's blowin' out of the PARK....

[thinkahead]

45. Anyone done the math to see what Dean needs to break 40 mil

for the year? Seems like we might be close, if not already there.

[Scott Lee]

47. And that is from a constant - not a possible upward curve

You are so right and I think I'm having a drink on it!

(just looking for an excuse to crack this fine bottle of Glenlivet...)

[RevolutionStartsNow]

50. I just gave another $50

because it feels so GOOD....

:bounce:

[Chryslin]

51. I'm so very proud

I'm also proud to have been part of this movement. I don't have much to donate, but I have sent a few dollars a month.

Crack the 15 million mark, Howard!

[Demobrat]

53. 40 million dollars

in $78 increments. Be afraid, George. Be very afraid.

[whirlygigspin]

54. Just sent in my $100 bucks

Is it just me or is the war party lookin mighty scared this week?

All the fartcatchers on CNN were a howlin'-- hi Wolfy! Dean bad--
even John "shawk and Awwe" King was a jumpin and a holerin'
...but he did manage to sneak in his chimp in a flightsuit clip,
way to go John, the check is in the mail.

[RetroLounge]

55. 892,710 as of now!

Gonna be breaking records...

[Hep]

56. Broke 900,000 by midnight.

durn tootin. Hey if you wanna give, donate to support my house party tomorrow night!

http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/TR?fr_id=1282&pg=personal&px=1642846

[RevolutionStartsNow]

57. Hep, remind me tomorrow and I will donate

Well, my hubby will -- I'm maxed, but he's been convinced. LOL.

Post on this thread tomorrow and I will hit your house party!

[dajabr]

58. What's the matter?

Hubby have his wallet under the pillow?

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[RevolutionStartsNow]

60. Heh

I like to donate on the day of the house party, makes me feel like I'm there. What a party babe I am. :)

[RevolutionStartsNow]

59. Just passed $1 Million since Dec. 23!

I think $26k in the last hour, including $1000 donated by a friend of mine (ex-Bush voter, even) to my personal fundraising page.

Amazing! Watch that bat SHATTER today and tomorrow!

[Padraig18]

61. $570,143.99 to go!

:thumbsup: