Today I received a call from a Young Republican asking me to help fund their volunteers who are out canvassing. “We need ‘patriots’ like you to help us on the front lines,” she said. Here’s an approximate transcription:
“My name is [x] and I am with the Young Republicans. I'm reaching out to Republicans like yourself about the fundraising drive to help reelect President Donald Trump. Your sponsorship would go toward gas, food, yard signs and transportation of our volunteers who will actually talk to voters and get the ground work done. When you receive your pledge packet in the mail, can we count on your pledge?”
Hell no! First of all, I am not a registered Republican. Which tells me they must be completely disorganized if their phone bankers are spending precious time calling people who aren’t even Republicans. I mean, how hard is it to get the list of registered Republicans in whatever zip codes you’re targeting?
Second, it smacks of desperation, calling random people and begging for money for gas and food. Where are all the Republican donors? Where’s Sheldon Adelson? With all the million$ they have, they should be able to gas up the Hummers and feed their volunteers six-course meals from silver platters. However, reports are that the Republican mega-donors have given all they can give, and Little Donnie is going to have to break open his own piggy bank to continue funding his re-election effort. Next thing you know, Ivanka will be holding bake sales and Barron will be putting up lemonade stands.
On Monday, after a short training session, I will be calling registered Democrats in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District on behalf of Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, the Democrat who is running against incumbent Republican David Schweikert for the U.S. House. After Dr. Tipirneni wins that seat, we’ll send Schweikert out with his Young Republican friends panhandling for spare change on the freeway off-ramp so they can go buy their Big Macs.