Matt Stoller asked for contributions to defray expense of covering the Lamont/LIEberman/Schlesinger race. It was difficult for him to ask, it's obvious. I think this race needs as many eyeballs as possible and can benefit from his unique perspective.
I'm just doing my bit to help b/c I think a lot of visitors missed it due to just reading the diary and Breaking Blue headlines, as I often do. See his stories, one with the Kiss Float pic, and one with the headline that says Fundraising update (which is misleading, I think)to see where to click the Paypal link.
I'm in, only for 10 bucks, but if only half of the 60,000 visitors yesterday gave one lousy dollar, the kitty'd be up to 30,000 dollars. He's asking for $1700 more to reach 3000.
This is another product of Dean's 50 state strategy and a contender originally backed by DFA that lost by a slim margin to a political 'name' then won Tuesday night.
From St. Louis paper, it'll warm the cockles of your heart:
http://tinyurl.com/klduf
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