Fun With Fundraising

[Gaspar]

I just got President Obama's most recent fund raising letter:

My upcoming birthday next week could be the last one I celebrate as President of the United States, but that's not up to me — it's up to you.

This July deadline is our most urgent yet, coming after two consecutive months of being significantly outraised by Romney and the Republicans.

And if you pitch in $3 or whatever you can before midnight tonight, you and a guest will be automatically entered to join me at my birthday get-together next month:

https://donate.barackobama.com/My-Birthday

Thanks. Hope I'll see you soon.

- Barack



Funny how all of his fundraising communications have to do with HIM rather than any issues related to his job. . .and you are always entered to win something, usually also related to attention from him.  His fundraising efforts are just very strange, and related more to a cult of personality than actual leadership.

I wonder what would happen if he wrote a fundraising letter that addressed all of the issues and important goals that he has, and rather than promising the poor bloke an opportunity to eat McNuggets and play footsie, it could make the promise of increased prosperity and employment opportunity, and line out the steps necessary to get there?

[RecycleMichael]

Funny how all of his fundraising communications have to do with HIM rather than any issues related to his job.

You expect him to say, "Give me money and I will support your issues?"

You have no idea how campaign fundraising works. Any campaign you would be involved in would probably be filled with ethics violations.

[AquaMan]

Gaspar, you new to politics? Ever gotten a postcard from your Senator?

"Its important to me how my district feels about Obama Care. Please help me by answering the following questions so I may represent my district accurately."

    Check one:
        -ObamaCare is a travesty that will destroy the moral fabric of America
        -ObamaCare has some good intentions but is fatally flawed and should be repealed
        -ObamaCare is creeping SOCIALISM and its authors are unAmerican
        -I don't understand the Affordable HealthCare Act and thus support it because I like hopey changy things.

"Thank you for helping me in my quest to rid the country of unfamiliar business practices."

[Hoss]

I just got President Obama's most recent fund raising letter:

My upcoming birthday next week could be the last one I celebrate as President of the United States, but that's not up to me — it's up to you.

This July deadline is our most urgent yet, coming after two consecutive months of being significantly outraised by Romney and the Republicans.

And if you pitch in $3 or whatever you can before midnight tonight, you and a guest will be automatically entered to join me at my birthday get-together next month:

https://donate.barackobama.com/My-Birthday

Thanks. Hope I'll see you soon.

- Barack



Funny how all of his fundraising communications have to do with HIM rather than any issues related to his job. . .and you are always entered to win something, usually also related to attention from him.  His fundraising efforts are just very strange, and related more to a cult of personality than actual leadership.

I wonder what would happen if he wrote a fundraising letter that addressed all of the issues and important goals that he has, and rather than promising the poor bloke an opportunity to eat McNuggets and play footsie, it could make the promise of increased prosperity and employment opportunity, and line out the steps necessary to get there?

It's ODS at its finest.

[Gaspar]

You expect him to say, "Give me money and I will support your issues?"

You have no idea how campaign fundraising works. Any campaign you would be involved in would probably be filled with ethics violations.

What do you mean?  I've seen dozens of fundraising letters and have even written some.

The formula is rather simple.

This is what they typically look like for an incombant:

1. The first paragraph is used to remind your reader of the great strives you've made, and successes you have had, and illustrate how you delivered your campaign promises, but allude that their is still more work to do.

2. The second paragraph outlines the threat to this success posed by your counterpart.

3. The third paragraph outlines your plans for the future and how they positively affect your constituents, then reminds them that their help and support is necessary.

4. In the last paragraph you close, by asking for a donation and/or further involvement in your campaign.

Sure there are all kinds of variation, but the idea is to SHOW them what you've done, TELL them what the other candidate will do, and ASK them for support. What president Obama does in his fundraising letters is just weird, but I suppose it does resonate with a well researched demographic.  Axelrod is no dummy!

[Conan71]

You expect him to say, "Give me money and I will support your issues?"

That's politics in a nutshell, isn't it?

I'm thinking about sending President Obama $3.00.  I think it would be a hoot to have a beer and some birthday cake with him.

[AquaMan]

That's politics in a nutshell, isn't it?

I'm thinking about sending President Obama $3.00.  I think it would be a hoot to have a beer and some birthday cake with him.

Wow. I thought I was cynical!

Be careful Conan, it may change your life.

[Gaspar]

That's politics in a nutshell, isn't it?

I'm thinking about sending President Obama $3.00.  I think it would be a hoot to have a beer and some birthday cake with him.

You'd probably just faint at his feet.  Happens all the time.

[Conan71]

You'd probably just faint at his feet.  Happens all the time.

Do you think if he got drunk enough, I could talk him into bowing to me?

[Teatownclown]

Hard to believe so many corporatists are throwing stockholder value at Mittens....

[Conan71]

Hard to believe so many corporatists are throwing stockholder value at Mittens....

The Dims took advantage of the falling economy in '08.  As I recall you were cheering for it.

[nathanm]

The Dims took advantage of the falling economy in '08.

They may have been making hay rhetorically, but they were not the ones voting against the necessary action, as the Republicans were during TARP, they were during the debt ceiling "crisis", and they continue to be against needed measures.

[Gaspar]

You guys better get on it and send some money for his birthday and stuff.  It's getting weird.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/obama-supporters-barraged-with-pleas-for-cash/

[Townsend]

It's getting weird.

How so?

[Hoss]

How so?

Because Gas thinks it is, so that makes it so?