Progressive geek looking for 3,000 people to help him win Kansas election

[Lisa0825]

I came across this via StumbleUpon...

Progressive geek looking for 3,000 people to help him win Kansas election against dinosauric anti-science/pro-surveillance dude

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/16/progressive-geek-loo.html

Sean Tevis is a geeky geek from Kansas who's fed up with his state rep, an anti-abortion, anti-evolution, pro-censorship, pro-surveillance, anti-gay incumbent. Tevis -- an unknown -- is polling within three points of his opponent, and is looking to raise some Internet dough to kick this guy's (extremely tight) ass, and to promote his cause, he's made a fantastic, XKCD-style toon called "It’s Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner." Specifically, he's looking to raise $8.34 from 3,000 people (no state rep in Kansas history has ever had more than 644 donors). I'm in*. Who's with me? Link (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

*Actually, I'm not. I'm a dirty foreigner and I'm not allowed to meddle in American elections. Someone else donate $8.34 to this guy for me, OK?

[Lisa0825]

1. Shameless kick....

because I like his attitude...

:kick:

This is some funny stuff...

http://seantevis.com/kansas/3000/running-for-office-xkcd-style/

[ieoeja]

14. I haven't laughed this hard in quite awhile.

"Maybe I should rethink my approach."

[swishyfeet]

2. Kick

:bounce:

[Hamlette]

3. k&r

[KAZ]

4. K&R

:kick:

[coffeenap]

5. k & r

He's at 2894, plus 2!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Help other Kansas Dems too

Share the wealth folks! We can turn Kansas blue this year. We are so close.

Here is my candidate and my neighbor. I so look forward to him being my state rep:
http://www.andyforkansas.org /

Other Kansas candidates - all progressive Dems:

http://www.milack.com /

http://www.cindyneighbor.org/meet-cindy-neighbor.html

This guy won by two votes in 2006:
http://www.rardinforkansas.com/

[Lisa0825]

12. This Texan will be rooting for all the other red states that are trying to turn blue!

It makes me SO HAPPY when I see sites showing Texas as merely a "pink" state instead of a "red" one. :woohoo:

[crazylikafox]

7. k&r

[Mabus]

8. I'll send $8.43 to this guy

Although I don't live in Kansas right now, it is still my home state and I love it enough to stay involved. And, quite frankly, $8.43 is in my price range.

[Lisa0825]

9. Het met his goal!

Number of donors so far: 4,101 (no state rep in Kansas history has ever had more than 644 donors).

:woohoo:

I hope he'll keep updating the number. I'd like to see how far he beats the record by!

[Lisa0825]

10. Cartoon update:

[Occulus]

11. Absolutely brilliant.

This has to be the most ingenious fundraising "gimmick" I've ever seen.

And it obviously works.

:applause:

[libnnc]

13. kicking

this is great

:patriot:

[Matariki]

15. Running for Office: It's Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner

very clever. hope he wins.

[Lisa0825]

16. New Update

Number of donors so far: 4,662!

:woohoo:

He has more than multiplied the previous record by 10!