I’ve haven’t been very diligent when it comes to fundraising appeals, but if you’ve been putting off a contribution, this is your last chance. Here’s the fundraising appeal from John Edwards :

What kind of country do we want to wake up to on
November 3?

That’s the question each of us must ask ourselves as we enter the final 36 hours of the most important fundraising drive in Democratic party history.

It is hard to imagine America making a choice that could matter more than this one — not just because the contest is so close, but because the differences between the candidates are so stark. Make no mistake about it, four more years of George W. Bush in the White House would spell disaster on many of the issues that you and I care about the most.

That’s why, whatever issues you care about, you must have one overriding priority right now — helping win powerful, persuasive victories for John Kerry and other senate candidates five days from now.

Our final fundraising deadline of the campaign is tomorrow night:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

If you’re concerned about making America stronger and more respected in the world, we need you to step forward now. If you believe that turning a blind eye to the mistakes President Bush has made will only deepen our dilemma in Iraq, we need you to step forward now.

If you think that President Bush’s obsession with tax cuts for the wealthy is risking our economic future, we need you to step forward now. If you know we can do better creating jobs and solving America’s health care problems, we need you to step forward now.

If you want to protect the future of Social Security, we need you to step forward now. If you want to safeguard the balance and integrity of the Supreme Court, we need you to step forward now. If you realize that four more years of Bush’s environmental assaults will devastate America’s natural resources, we need you to step forward now.

Step forward now:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

Here’s the reality. Whatever issues you care about, whichever concerns are closest to your heart, the single most important step you can take right now is helping John Kerry and other senate candidates win on November 2. Let’s not wake up on November 3 realizing that you could have made all the difference in the world.

When you mention fundraising to most people, it’s usually with language like “give to the Kerry campaign”. Framed like that, campaign contributions seem like little more than a gift to a candidate or party who, in many cases, you support for pragmatic reasons only. Needless to say, that’s not the real truth here.

In an election as important as this one, your campaign contribution is a gift to yourself and your country. While John Kerry would be the most obvious recipient of these funds, 99% of us wouldn’t be supporting him if it weren’t for the fact that we’ve all made the informed decision that John Kerry is the best person to lead America in a more positive direction.

I’ll be the first to admit that my support for John Kerry’s campaign is for strictly selfish reasons. As much pain as the last four years have caused people at home and abroad, the most important reason why I support John Kerry is because I personally don’t want to live in a world run by a dumbass. That’s what motivates me to contribute to the election of John Kerry.

Yes, it’s frustrating to contribute to a privately-financed political process that’s sucking the blood out of our democracy, but in a critical time such as this, the question we should be asking ourselves is “Would we rather face four more years of the same failed leadership, or give in to a necessary evil to help change the course of our nation?” Before you answer that question to yourself, try to imagine how you wish you’d answer it after hearing the news of a Bush victory.

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html