Prodding the Democrats | by GlennM
I couldn't help myself. After getting another request for cash from the TX Democrats, I had to make some demands. What good are folks on the ground for precinct organizing if the party doesn't give voters a reason to pay attention to it? I'm sick and tired of being in the party "that isn't those bumblers." I want to be in a party that's doing things for people and is engaging people in government instead of scaring them away (note engaging them in government, not politics). My response to their fundraising is below.
I want to support your campaign. But my contribution has strings attached regarding the www.txdemocrats.org web pages.
I'll give you the following donations if the web pages are improved between now and November 7th:
- I'll give you $X if I can see a link to information about the Nov 8th constitutional amendments without scrolling my browser (my screen is 1440 × 900).
- I'll give you $Y (more, or by itself) if the "Learn More" links on the amendments take me to readable prose instead of dry analysis. Recommendations for or against the amendments and/or pro/con snippets would be helpful. But some text that helps me figure out if I should care about the amendments and helps me make up my mind.
- I'll give you $Z (more, or by itself) if the main www.txdemocrats.org web page (again, without scrolling) has more screen space showing what Democratic elected officials are doing for me than what troubles the Republicans are having (currently 0 items to 2, the wrong way).
I understand that the dollar amounts may be small regarding the work involved (although that first one's a steal). But this is my small way of trying to push the party to give voters a reason to pay attention to it.
Sincerely yours,
Glenn M