The day in America is over when it's 12:01 AM in EST

[StateofTrance]

I don't care what the widget says, the Sunday ends in America when it's 12:01 AM in PST. We still have time!!!

 

[JPFromTally]

I generally agree with this but I've heard the campaign use the term "24 hour period" before.

 

[daikonv]

a day is 24 hrs, not 27 hrs....but nice enthusiasm though!

 

[d3ik]

I'm afraid it doesn't work that way. The goal is the most donations in a 24 hour period. If you offset the 24 hour period to include midnight PST you would erase the early donations from midnight this morning EST.

 

[cien750hp]

yeah we have to go by EST unfortunately

 

[NerveShocker]

I would disagree but looking at the charts I think its smart. It seems way too many waited until the last minute and its freezing up the website. Anyone who isn't using the website to donate should avoid going to it. I think those who can't get into the website should donate whenever they can... and for some that might not be until after 12 eastern. Look at these charts of the sudden spike occurring right now... we simply have to keep this going.... http://paulcash.slact.net/ Notice that it has started to go back down... this is because very few can get the website to load right now... I know I cant.

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[Ninja Homer]

From what I've heard, the FEC calculates it via the timezone the donation is coming from. So a 24 hour period would be 12 to 12 ET + 12 to 12 CT + 12 to 12 MT + 12 to 12 PT.

I think the campaign will be reporting ET 24 hour donations though.

 

[NewEnd]

If the donation site locking up, try getting on the phone

1 877 RON 2008

while attempting to donate online

 

[james1844]

Yes, I agree that the date should be 12:01PST, not east coast time. -- California has like 10% of the nations population. Are we really going to say they don't count?

 

[Bastiat]

that's what I thought on the 5th...I think the rp campaign should see whether the money coming in for the extra 3 hours is more than the first 3 hours and use whichever # is bigger. But yeah, 6 minutes left!

 

[UtahApocalypse]

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[Shak]

Maybe if we had started from 3am EST.

 

[mtmedlin]

If we go to 12 pacific, then we have to delete the first three hours of donations from people who started in the EST.

 

[sparebulb]

Or why don't we go to midnight on Hawaii time. Or out in Midway Island. Or Wake Island. Or Guam.

 

[yongrel]

Baker Island is 7 hours behind EST, if I remember correctly.