Buckeye State Blog - Make It Two, Another Blogger REALLY Supports Brunner - Comments

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David Potts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:39:30 -0800

"Keep in mind that there are several different bloggers at ODB and we all might not support the same candidate."

Sounds like your under the same spell I was. It's your name on the post, do whatever you want with it. Don't worry about what the others believe, they have their own posts with their own name at the top.

You might not have the sidebar, but you own the space from the title to the comments. And don't let anyone else say otherwise.

It's All About The Cache

David Potts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:45 -0800

The reason logins sometimes don't appear to "stick" or that comments don't appear all go back to the same issue, a bad cache.

To skip all the tech jargon, you often load a static copy of the site rather than having the server actually create all of BSB's mystic beauty from the code it holds. For some reason, this has been all out of sorts lately.

As for the spam, there's a very simple explanation for that: this is the internet, it's full of spam. Unfortunately, BSB's just a little more vulnerable to it that some other sites.

Sorry Lisa

David Potts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:11 -0800

Never my intention to drag you into the fight, but I do think blogs as a whole need to get motivated. And the ones that are (in this specific case, you) need to be pointed out as examples to the rest.

We've all done some good things that we should be proud of, but we've also become somewhat complacent and toned down. This is not name calling or making people defend themselves, I was the poster boy for this complacency. And, for that matter, there's no reason we can't take strong positions and not keep things somewhat civil.

And as of the time this post was written I hadn't actually created the ActBlue page, so it all applies to me as well. In fact, nothing has been posted at BSB concerning adopting your fundraising idea yet.

But regardless of that, this was a great idea and it deserved recognition.

If you've seen my posts over the last few days, it's obvious I was building up to some sort of Brunner fundraising drive. But your idea was way more clever and inventive. I love it, it I've just tried to borrow the idea and make it more accessible by providing a way to donate and a goal to send the message publicly. In fact, I'm looking for a way to share the embed html publicly tomorrow so that anyone else can use it.

This was simple...

LisaRenee — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:00 -0800

It wasn't my intention to turn this into some type of a blog thing where people felt it necessary to defend what they've done. David liked my idea, I have no problem with him or anyone supporting it because I believe very strongly in the primary process. Which is why I encouraged even those who might not vote for Brunner to donate, most probably won't but if you truly believe our government is better served when voters have a choice? I think it sends a message. It's a amount many of us, myself included, could afford and lets Jennifer Brunner know as well as the political party system that we want a primary... I understand the conventional political wisdom, eliminate the primary threat and concentrate on the general. Put pressure on candidates to drop out, to "take one for the team" -- "think of the party" and on and on. Yet how can you motivate voters to actually want to show up for that Democratic primary when they really have few choices? I haven't decided who I'm going to vote for yet, but I do know I'd like a choice, so I could have sat back and did nothing, or? What I did and I hope you all support it and the spirit of what David was trying to do by joining in.

logins, spam and other bsb mysteries

mvirenicus — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:50:59 -0800

Just wait — now my previous comment will probably mysteriouly reappear

yeah, i'm beginning to get the feeling that david enjoys his role as that "man behind the curtain." hehe

My main comment

AmberCat — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:27:41 -0800

seems to have been eaten by your system. I said that I have been openly supporting Jennifer on both OhioDailyBlog and DailyKos for the past six months, urging people to donate. I have written a DailyKos diary urging people to do so, and I have posted at ODB about her fundraising events. I have even emailed friends out of state (where the Fisher campaign can't threaten them) asking them to donate and I have personally given her more money than I have ever given any campaign. Still, the more support the better.

However, I don't know if I would suggest that peple donate to a candidate they don't support!

Also, keep an eye out for www.cuyahoga4jenniferbrunner.com, coming soon.

Just wait — now my previous comment will probably mysteriouly reappear.

Oh yeah, also

AmberCat — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:32 -0800

Keep in mind that there are several different bloggers at ODB and we all might not support the same candidate. I personally have been a Jennifer Brunner supporter since last spring, but I don't speak for anyone else over there. They are all quite capable of speaking for themselves!

Special Case

David Potts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:15:25 -0800

You started a blog just to support Brunner. Admirable, but my criticism was aimed at bloggers (including myself) who support Brunner but never took any real action on it.

Creating "Backing Brunner" was an action in and of itself.

http://www.backingbrunner.blo

michaelmayer87 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:55:56 -0800

http://www.backingbrunner.blogspot.com

creativity in ohio?

mvirenicus — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:57:33 -0800

despite the fact that i can hardly pay my bills these days i am donating $6.66. this is brilliant. not only do i support brunner, but i love the whole 666 thingy. just plain EVIL!

Make It Two, Another Blogger REALLY Supports Brunner

David Potts — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:02 -0800

I wrote the other day about how blogger support for Jennifer Brunner has been anemic at best, specifically mentioning the lack of fundraising efforts we’ve seen. At the time I claimed that no blog had raised money for Brunner, and was corrected by one blogger in the comments.

Well now let’s make that two.

Lisa Renee at Glass City Jungle is the latest blogger to buck the trend of whining about how Brunner can’t raise money and take some real action.

From her post (emphasis mine):

I’m tired of the pretense, tired of the pretense that we have a primary system, tired of the pretense that we voters have a say in who we want on the ballot, tired of the pretense that appointments are based on qualifications when they are based on political favors. So, if you want an actual choice in the Senate primary, I urge you to consider supporting Jennifer Brunner. I’m not asking you to vote for her, but to show your support of her desire to give Ohio Democrats a choice. Since this is an “evil plot” designed to thwart the Democratic powers that be? I recommend giving the amount I just did – $6.66 – I’m going to do that monthly, if you can afford more? $66.60 or $666.00 (you get the idea) would be great. That way the Brunner campaign will know why you donated…

I like it! Donate in support of the primary, even if one doesn’t like the candidate.