Donation Thread - McMillin Moneybomb $10768.00 raised

[rprprs]

$9115.00 raised (Current goal = $10,000)

Jun 28, 2014 05:05:10 PDT
Transaction ID: 2WH109605A711xxxx

Hello (rprprs),

You sent a payment of $25.00 USD to Tom McMillin for Congress
([email protected])

 

[rprprs]

C'mon, folks. Don't let this post be the thread ender (I HATE when that happens).
And don't let my above donation be the last posted here.
Check under those sofa cushions if you must.
$9450.00 raised of $10,000 goal.
If I understand correctly, there's a 2pm moneybomb deadline. Let's meet and exceed.

 

[ClydeCoulter]

Okay, Amash convinced me in that video posted earlier.

Charge will appear on your credit card statement as "PAYPAL *TOMMCMILLIN"
Payment sent to [email protected]

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Website seems to be down.

 

[Cleaner44]

I should have done this yesterday. Better late than never. Only $440 away from the goal now.

Transform Congress Moneybomb
Donation Receipt

Confirmation # 314

 

[Brian4Liberty]

$10051.00 raised!

Just tried to donate but it says my paypal account is restricted, whatever the hell that means as I haven't used it in ages. Tried the optional $100, then tried clicking the $50 standard and both came with the same result. I don't get it, why can't I just input a damn debit or credit card on his site and be done with it?

Guess that glitch effected a lot of people. Sounds like they were down for several hours near the end of the day. Not good during a MoneyBomb! Guess it's typical though. High volume, new to production software and interfaces...

Website seems to be down.

It's up right now.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

If I understand correctly, there's a 2pm moneybomb deadline. Let's meet and exceed.

In which time-zone?

 

[EBounding]

Is there still anyone who hasn't been able to donate because of technical difficulties?

I know some are understandably apprehensive to donate because of the losses in other races. But keep in mind those were all Senate races which are completely different animals. Tom is also a seasoned legislator with a long voting record, so we know exactly what he will do and that he'll do it effectively.

Bumping the video again. Jump to 5:20 to hear Amash talking about the first time he met Tom.

 

[daviddee]

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[Feelgood]

It really is a sad day, and shows just how far things have fallen, that this is considered a successful money bomb. I have spoken before of the money bomb fatigue, and this should surely help to prove that point. When $10k is considered a success, going up against the machine, then you have truly become delusional. $10k used to be a 30 second average, for what were real money bombs. The only thing about today's money bombs that make them money bombs, is the fact they BOMB consecutively. Not only should this not be considered successful, bragging about it is just embarrassing. Why in the HELL is it still stuck at the top of the front page? It should be buried if anything.

The powerful elite are laughing at us now, and rightfully so. It is time to try to find a new way of raising money. The money bomb has been over used, and no longer has the meaning it once did. Go ahead and flame if it makes you feel better, you know in your heart, what I am saying is true.

 

[jct74]

It really is a sad day, and shows just how far things have fallen, that this is considered a successful money bomb. I have spoken before of the money bomb fatigue, and this should surely help to prove that point. When $10k is considered a success, going up against the machine, then you have truly become delusional. $10k used to be a 30 second average, for what were real money bombs. The only thing about today's money bombs that make them money bombs, is the fact they BOMB consecutively. Not only should this not be considered successful, bragging about it is just embarrassing. Why in the HELL is it still stuck at the top of the front page? It should be buried if anything.

The powerful elite are laughing at us now, and rightfully so. It is time to try to find a new way of raising money. The money bomb has been over used, and no longer has the meaning it once did. Go ahead and flame if it makes you feel better, you know in your heart, what I am saying is true.

go start a thread telling us your great idea then instead of crying like a little girl.

 

[Bryan]

It really is a sad day, and shows just how far things have fallen, that this is considered a successful money bomb. I have spoken before of the money bomb fatigue, and this should surely help to prove that point. When $10k is considered a success, going up against the machine, then you have truly become delusional. $10k used to be a 30 second average, for what were real money bombs. The only thing about today's money bombs that make them money bombs, is the fact they BOMB consecutively. Not only should this not be considered successful, bragging about it is just embarrassing. Why in the HELL is it still stuck at the top of the front page? It should be buried if anything.

The powerful elite are laughing at us now, and rightfully so. It is time to try to find a new way of raising money. The money bomb has been over used, and no longer has the meaning it once did. Go ahead and flame if it makes you feel better, you know in your heart, what I am saying is true.

No flaming here. It's certainly OK to be critical, and certainly you're not going to win a Congressional seat on $10K, but Tom is also pretty much an unknown to many people and one of the side benefits of a money bomb is increased name recognition. So consider it campaign baby steps. As well, for the people who did contribute, it's worth some celebration for the difference we did make. Otherwise, jct74 is right in that we could always use more / better ideas to make more of a difference.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

It really is a sad day, and shows just how far things have fallen, that this is considered a successful money bomb. I have spoken before of the money bomb fatigue, and this should surely help to prove that point. When $10k is considered a success, going up against the machine, then you have truly become delusional. $10k used to be a 30 second average, for what were real money bombs. The only thing about today's money bombs that make them money bombs, is the fact they BOMB consecutively. Not only should this not be considered successful, bragging about it is just embarrassing. Why in the HELL is it still stuck at the top of the front page? It should be buried if anything.

The powerful elite are laughing at us now, and rightfully so. It is time to try to find a new way of raising money. The money bomb has been over used, and no longer has the meaning it once did. Go ahead and flame if it makes you feel better, you know in your heart, what I am saying is true.

Not to be out of line but how much did you donate?

Many people are tapped out. Many are discouraged. Many have lost hope in political solutions.

I do not have the time to research every person being promoted. And even with working as much as I do, I am quite handsomely robbed. If you want people to donate more, or would like more successful moneybombs, either one, donate more yourself/promote it quite in advance, or two, quit being so negative as to discourage people from donating anything they can in the future.

Unless they are saying End the Fed, bring the troops home today, abolish the IRS, abolish the NSA, abolish the CIA, end foreign aid, drastically cut back the welfare state etc. no one is going to be that excited. Ron Paul was different. That is what drew many to him (and led many to donate more financially than they were able).

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Expectations. If you expect to raise a million dollars, you will be disappointed. If you expect to raise $5000 (the original goal), then $10,000 is better.

This was an average, everyday fundraiser, just like any other. We are back to normal conditions. Ron Paul moneybombs were extraordinary. Lightning in a bottle.

 

[_pauladin_]

I forgot about the Moneybomb earlier, but I just donated $25, and the ticker's almost up to $11K now. Hopefully, McMillin can at least be a thorn in the establishment's side.

 

[EBounding]

It really is a sad day, and shows just how far things have fallen, that this is considered a successful money bomb. I have spoken before of the money bomb fatigue, and this should surely help to prove that point. When $10k is considered a success, going up against the machine, then you have truly become delusional. $10k used to be a 30 second average, for what were real money bombs. The only thing about today's money bombs that make them money bombs, is the fact they BOMB consecutively. Not only should this not be considered successful, bragging about it is just embarrassing. Why in the HELL is it still stuck at the top of the front page? It should be buried if anything.

The powerful elite are laughing at us now, and rightfully so. It is time to try to find a new way of raising money. The money bomb has been over used, and no longer has the meaning it once did. Go ahead and flame if it makes you feel better, you know in your heart, what I am saying is true.

This moneybomb is not the full extent of McMillin's fundraising. It was really just an end of the quarter push. I think this one did better than the first one for Bentivolio too (another congressional race).

Tom has said in a number of interviews that fundraising has been going well and that he's been collecting large dollar checks. Plus, fundraising is all relative. This is not an incumbent race and there's no way Bishop is raising tens of thousands regularly. The last poll had over 70% undecided. If Tom is way down in terms of dollars donated and cash on hand, then it's time to panic. But I expect Tom to be at least in the same range as Bishop.

 

[William Tell]

This is not an incumbent race and there's no way Bishop is raising tens of thousands regularly.

If only that was true, I bet he has raised a few hundred grand already, establishment candidates for Congress always raise hundreds of thousands, if not over a million.

The last poll had over 70% undecided. If Tom is way down in terms of dollars donated and cash on hand, then it's time to panic. But I expect Tom to be at least in the same range as Bishop.

I imagine Tom is doing well for a liberty candidate, but he will be outspent by a good sum almost certainly.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I forgot about the Moneybomb earlier, but I just donated $25, and the ticker's almost up to $11K now. Hopefully, McMillin can at least be a thorn in the establishment's side.

Every donation helps. It's still June today, so it should count in his quarterly report (both as a unique donor and towards the final amount raised).

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Expectations. If you expect to raise a million dollars, you will be disappointed. If you expect to raise $5000 (the original goal), then $10,000 is better.

This was an average, everyday fundraiser, just like any other. We are back to normal conditions. Ron Paul moneybombs were extraordinary. Lightning in a bottle.

For comparison purposes, Nancy Pelosi sent out a fund raising letter for the Democrat running for US House against Rod Blum (the good guy) in Iowa. It was an end of quarter fundraiser, like this one was for McMillin. The goal for Nancy's fundraiser was $9765.

Source:
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0734e9c9c5a77708ea689ff5b&id=a3d96f0405