Today is the final day to donate to Chuck Pennacchio's Senate campaign for this fiscal quarter. All of the grassroots groups all over the state are wonderful, but it's quite rewarding to be able to have the actual candidate go out and campaign with them, but that takes money. Gas money. Food money. Literature money...
Chuck Pennacchio decided long ago to not accept PAC money so that he would only be accountable to his constituents instead of special and corporate interest groups. The money going to his campaign goes straight Chuck's efforts as the entire staff is volunteer [myslef included]. There are no consultant fees, the campaign is truly about Chuck and not formed through needless focus groups to feel out issues. The money donated by individuals go towards sending Chuck across the state [he's been to ~300 events since the 2004 election], billboards [like the one pictured above], radio spots [coming soon!] and campaign material like buttons, flyers, posters, etc...
$5 is an extra couple gallons of gas for the car to get Chuck to that next town down the road. $25 pays for reams of paper for literature drops while canvassing. $100 helps pay for plane tickets across the state when time is short. Every little bit helps and goes a long way.
Just SIX WEEKS until the May 16th Democratic primary!
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Photo via Pennacchio blog.
Am glad I caught up on your blog tonight and not tomorrow. Pre-refund, I don't have as much as I'd like, but I know the importance of getting things in by the fiscal Q
Posted by: Ellen | March 31, 2006 at 10:20 PM