From the Edwards Campaign - FEC needs to hear from you about Act Blue

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Seems the Bush Administration's FEC is trying to null and void Act Blue Public Financing Matching Funds. The only loser will be the small donor, fundraiser and Act Blue. JE will still receive matching funds by donating directly to his campaign at: https://johnedwards.com/action/contribute/form/

Thanks for your help :hi:

Send a Comment to the FEC
Our campaign recently asked the Federal Election Commission if those who contributed to the campaign through Act Blue could have their grassroots contributions matched through public funding.

It makes sense to us. Act Blue is at the cutting-edge of grassroots fundraising -- and these individual contributions through Act Blue are exactly the type of contributions the matching funds system is designed to encourage.

But now we've heard there is a possibility the FEC will turn its back on grassroots donors. It looks as though they are going to take the position that it's okay for other candidates to raise millions of dollars from special interests and lobbyists -- but the money raised in small amounts from thousands of hard working Americans who care about their country -- that doesn't count.

The FEC will meet this coming Friday to decide whether campaigns can have individual contributions through Act Blue matched through public financing.

The FEC needs to hear your voice to understand that any decision to deny matching funds for individual contributions made through Act Blue would be a body blow to the whole concept of public funding which is intended to allow every American, regardless of how much money they have, to have a voice in our democracy.

You can help us send a clear message to the FEC by sending a message to the FEC Commissioners in advance of this week’s vote. Use the form below to easily send a message. We’ve gotten you started, but you can customize the letter as necessary.

To send your personalized message to the Federal Election Commission, please complete the form below. The fields marked with an * are required fields and must be completed. Once you have completed this form, hit "send" and your message will be delivered as a public comment to the Federal Election Commission.

Form at this link:

http://johnedwards.com/fec/your-comment/

[jsamuel]

1. Thanks for posting this. I contributed via ActBlue, I am going to redonate at the Edwards site.

That way they will get triple my donation.

[Catchawave]

6. Thanks !

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[bobbolink]

2. K&R

:hi:

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7. Thanks !

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[asdjrocky]

3. Thanks for the post. Done.

[Catchawave]

8. You're Welcome !

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[smokey nj]

4. Done!

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9. Thanks !

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[Blackhatjack]

5. Done. You can too.... takes less than a minute. n/t

[Catchawave]

10. Thanks !

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[cynthia]

11. I can't believe the FEC would not include donations from Act Blue

this seems so unfair. Will have to send along another donation straight through the Edwards site.

[bobbolink]

13. It's hard not to be paranoid in the face of some of these things....

So, what are they *really* afraid of, hmmmmmm?

[LaPera]

12. Donated to Edwards directly today via PayPal.

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14. But it was alright to buy a bottle of "W" ketchup in 2004, right?

Remember that crap? for those idiots who didn't want to spend money for a Heinz product.:eyes: