[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: [gpca-forum] FEC releases initial funds for Jill Stein campaign (with my personal thoughts on the subject)

[Gerry Gras]

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Subject: 	[gpca-forum] FEC releases initial funds for Jill Stein
campaign (with my personal thoughts on the subject)
Date: 	Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:02:11 -0700
From: 	Sanda Everette <sanda at greens.org>
To: 	gpca-forum <gpca-forum at cagreens.org>



Today FEC certifies matching funds for Jill Stein:
http://www.fec.gov/press/press2012/20120828_SteinMatchFund.shtml

Initially the campaign thought the primary season (for matching funds)
was over when we had our convention and this report goes just through
July 8.  Then they found out that the season ends after the last
convention....which is the Democratic one coming up in about a week. The
FEC released the first $100,000, but they submitted $171,517 for
matching funds at that time. I guess the government does more
verification, but I sure hope they get their money soon. I imagine they
submitted another request on August 1 and will submit another on
September 1. As part of the report, one can see everyone who donated and
how much, so I know that most have not come close to the $250 much less
the maximum contribution of $2500. They currently have a campaign to run
spot ads.  See http://www.jillstein.org/lets_crash_the_conventions

So it is not too late to up your contribution for matching funds. Can
you contribute now so that they can distribute their ads to more
markets?  We have been doing a great job of using social media, and I
have been amazed at how much national press coverage they did get (some
is linked from their website http://www.jillstein.org/media_coverage)
   but it is time to get those TV ads out.

I have been in awe at how totally committed Jill has been during this
campaign.  In case you are not keeping up with the news, Cheri Honkala
has been protesting at the Republican convention and Jill will be at the
Democratic Convention.

How are you helping with the campaign?  Even yard signs and wearing a
button is useful.....though I can't tell you how many times people have
asked me if I am Jill Stein.  I went to New Mexico to help get ballot
access signatures in the spring and to Phildadelphia in July. June
Breshares is already on the east coast and helped with the just
successful Virginia drive and I am leaving in two days to join her to
help with the drives in Arkansas and Alabama which have deadlines in the
next week or so.  Two of our Young Greens, Alex Shantz in the north and
Edy Alvarez in the south, are organizing a campus tour for Jill in late
September.  If you have connections to help them that would be great.

Beware.....I am not going to be polite now. As I said, I can see
everyone who donated and how much.  I know money is tight for many folks
and that line of tight varies greatly, but frankly I was surprised at
the small donations from some, though I realize some of you may have
donated more after July 8. I don't know how our party can continue to
expect people to run a Presidential campaign for us on $5 or even $50
donations.  I hope you are donating more than that when we run a local
candidate.

There are very few people on our lists that will receive this email.  I
would appreciate your forwarding this to your county lists.  You can
leave out my admonishment paragraph if you feel that is best.

Sanda Everette, GPCA delegation to GPUS, GPCA Coordinating Committee
How can what's already rotten be spoiled? (Nader 2000, Frank Young, WV,
2012)
"The politics of fear have brought us everything we were afraid of."
(Dr. Jill Stein, 2012)*
*



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