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Background--Good Dem vs. Very Evil Republican Montana has only one congressional seat, recently vacated by Ryan Zinke after his appointment to Secretary of the Interior. The election to fill that seat will occur on May 25, just over a month from today. The race is between Rob Quist, a pro-choice, Bernie-backed progressive Democrat who supports universal public healthcare and Greg Gianforte, a fundamentalist Republican billionaire (or near-billionaire, you can never be certain these days) who funded a young earth creationist museum. Wow, that's a pretty stark contrast! Here's Rob Quist, folk musician hero:  Here's Greg Gianforte, young earth creationist:  Gianforte on Social Security: "There's nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it's been an accepted concept in our culture today. Nowhere does it say, 'Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach... The example I think of is Noah. How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600. He wasn't like, cashing Social Security checks, he wasn't hanging out, he was working. So, I think we have an obligation to work. The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical." Wowza! State of the Race Republicans are pouring millions of dollars into the race, including a recent $700,000 Super PAC ad-buy. However, Quist is staying competitive on the back of nationwide small donations, which now total over $1.3 million. There are also crappy Libertarian and Green candidates involved, I'm not even going to bother listing them here. So Does Rob actually have a shot? Emphatic yes. Very little meaningful polling has been done, but the few crappy Gravis and Google Consumer Survey polls carried out show both candidates pulling between 38% and 50%. Quist is even in the lead in some of them! The reality is that this race is extremely dynamic and we have very little idea about what is actually going on, especially because the national Dems are not paying much attention. Republicans would not be throwing in the big bucks if they didn't believe that the seat was at risk. Rob Quist is a popular country musician in Montana with excellent name recognition, and Bernie will be showing up to campaign on his behalf in May. For reference, the Cook PVI in this district is R +11. The Democratic candidate did quite well in the recent Kansas Fourth Special Election, getting within 7 points in a Cook PVI R +14 district despite being outspent 2-1. Quist has much better name recognition and a lot more support in a substantially less red district. Yes, he really could pull this off! OK now let's give Quist some money Go here and give Quist some support! I did!  Unlike the race currently happening in Georgia, this election won't be held until May 25, 2017. This gives your money plenty of time to do some work! Please consider supporting Quist today. Thank you. Vox Nihili has issued a correction as of 21:47 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Rob Quist Is Okay, I Guess
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Apr 17, 2017 21:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhuOSHlrQXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTBTG4dv03s
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Apr 17, 2017 21:30
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I'm in for $30, just to contribution-shame you. And save the world.
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Apr 17, 2017 21:32
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Concerned Citizen posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhuOSHlrQXA good ads, this Gianforte fellow looks like a giant target. a tech billionaire in montana, c'mon now! he lost the 2016 race for governor to a moderate dem despite the trumpslide in the state, this is his attempt at a consolation prize i guess
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Apr 17, 2017 21:37
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quistlings
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Apr 17, 2017 21:46
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rob quisp
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Apr 17, 2017 21:48
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what do you call it when you steal a box of 70s breakfast cerial?
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Apr 17, 2017 21:49
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mormonpartyboat posted:quistlings quistlings > quislings IMO
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Apr 17, 2017 21:57
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wow we've already raised $55. please help us reach our goal of $56, thank you
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Apr 17, 2017 22:10
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that spelling of qvist/kvist is really annoying
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Apr 18, 2017 00:28
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I put in 15$ a couple weeks ago, but I found out sbout the race from SA so you can count it.
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Apr 18, 2017 07:19
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GodFish posted:I put in 15$ a couple weeks ago, but I found out sbout the race from SA so you can count it. heck yeah, $70 for the conQuistador
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Apr 18, 2017 07:28
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Why is there not a C-Spam Ed Balls group to funnel a donation through? I see other groups racking up the leader board?
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Apr 18, 2017 15:28
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Elephanthead posted:Why is there not a C-Spam Ed Balls group to funnel a donation through? I see other groups racking up the leader board? it is done https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/edballs
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Apr 18, 2017 21:46
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just pretend the little gauge shows $70 already ok
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Apr 18, 2017 21:51
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Rob Rob Quist
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Apr 18, 2017 22:33
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support a berniebro? no thanks, i dont hate women
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Apr 18, 2017 23:04
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Washington is out of tune
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Apr 18, 2017 23:04
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$20 to Ed Balls
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Apr 18, 2017 23:33
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Rob Quist > Lundqvist
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Apr 19, 2017 04:22
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i tossed in 30 bucks earlier this morning before the ed balls group was starte sorry 
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Apr 19, 2017 05:39
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have we started calling his supporters quistlings yet
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Apr 19, 2017 14:16
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I've thrown in $20! What should we call ourselves for the possible gang tag? Quistians? reconQuistadors? Also I'm gonna share this post with my other groups. Not asking permission, just letting you know I'm outright stealing it, because it's a good OP.
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Apr 19, 2017 17:09
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GlyphGryph posted:I've thrown in $20! Yeah, please share, it's just stuff pulled from Wikipedia mostly. The reference to the Georgia special election is a bit out of date now.
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Apr 19, 2017 19:49
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Also, if anyone is interested in phonebanking, here's the Bernie org that's organizing it: https://www.grassrootspb.com/ It has Quist front and center right now but also lists other local races that could use assistance!
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Apr 19, 2017 20:22
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Agean90 posted:i tossed in 30 bucks earlier this morning before the ed balls group was starte sorry Thanks! I'll include that in our total count, which is up to $215! Pretty solid start. quote:Also, if anyone is interested in phonebanking, here's the Bernie org that's organizing it: Good link. It's cool that people have already started phonebanking with the election still over a month away.
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Apr 19, 2017 20:53
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Also I'm currently laughing my rear end off at the "suggested donor amounts", which I didn't notice the first time around. I am guessing you set them directly, so thanks for the triple take.
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Apr 19, 2017 21:12
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GlyphGryph posted:Also I'm currently laughing my rear end off at the "suggested donor amounts", which I didn't notice the first time around. I am guessing you set them directly, so thanks for the triple take. glad someone noticed, couldn't help it when the option presented itself
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Apr 19, 2017 21:27
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Am i correct in believing foreign nationals aren't allowed to donate to American political campaigns?
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Apr 19, 2017 21:56
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Byolante posted:Am i correct in believing foreign nationals aren't allowed to donate to American political campaigns? you are correct: http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/foreign.shtml there is an exception, though--if you have a green card then you can contribute
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Apr 19, 2017 22:38
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a couple weeks before the election he should do a folk song thats just him trashing his opponent
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Apr 20, 2017 00:06
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Well either the DCCC is helping Quist or he's copied their style because my inbox if getting flooded with DOOOMED emails asking for donations for him
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Apr 20, 2017 05:29
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GodFish posted:Well either the DCCC is helping Quist or he's copied their style because my inbox if getting flooded with DOOOMED emails asking for donations for him Yeah I suggest unsubscribing, pretty much all Dem candidates apparently spam the hell out of you now when you show an ounce of interest and it's completely insufferable.
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Apr 20, 2017 09:43
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The first generic donation link had all the groups donating in a list, how do I see how far up Ed Balls has reached. I can't find it in the mess of Act Blue badness.
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Apr 20, 2017 15:13
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Elephanthead posted:The first generic donation link had all the groups donating in a list, how do I see how far up Ed Balls has reached. I can't find it in the mess of Act Blue badness. https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/47666 Only $85,500 behind the Daily Kos!
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Apr 20, 2017 19:24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsMlhdrz7nE
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Apr 20, 2017 19:55
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Good ad, Quist owns.
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Apr 20, 2017 21:02
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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/329781-dem-campaign-arm-spending-six-figures-in-montana-house-race The DCCC is finally committing some funding to the Quist campaign in the "six figure" range. However, Republican-aligned Super PACs are dropping well over $1 million, and keep upping the ante with additional ad buys. At the end of the day, Quist is going to be outspent by a large margin, and he is still relying largely on grassroots enthusiasm and fundraising to keep up with the Super PAC onslaught.
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