Well, that was fun.

[The Philosopher]

I just received my first solicitation for a donation by a political party. The caller said he was working for the State Party. I was asked for $100. I told him I didn't have that. He then tried to negotiate an easier payment plan. When I told him I was unemployed, he asked me if $50 dollars would work.

For some reason, I decided to lecture him. I explained that when someone tells him they're unemployed, you don't ask them for $50 bucks. He kept interrupting me and broke through, "I understand that, but that's a sacrifice we all have to make." I was surprised I didn't use choice words at this point, but my voice did rise.

He honestly tried to guilt trip me for being unable to have any free money to give to the State Party. "If the Democratic Party didn't have any money, I wouldn't have a job," he told me. I was astonished at what this guy was saying to me. Eventually he got fed up with speaking to me and told me to have a good day. That is, after his parting shot. He emphasized heavily, more than once, that the call was paid for by the Democratic Party. The last thing I got in before he hung up on me was a continuation of my lecture, that his bad manners and poor choice of words would be offensive to independent voters and disillusioned Democrats, thus hurting the party--"So you just wasted their money?"

Is this how we're going to turn the state blue? With obtuseness and guilt trips?

[WolverineDG]

1. that's why I've stopped giving $ to the party

they aren't going to use it to support our candidates, just the ones hand-picked by the executive committee...sooooo they can use their own damn $ for that. I support candidates directly, either with $ or volunteering.

dg

[PDittie]

2. I got that call

And when I finally let him wheedle $25 out of me, I said "hold the line" and went to get my wallet. When I got back to the phone he had hung up. Something tells me their fundraising isn't going too well.