My email to Rush Limbaugh

Dear Rush,

You've said that we should nationalize every House and Senate race in 2010. Well, I want to let you know that there is a small but growing group of bloggers who are trying to do just that. The effort is called Ten Buck Fridays.

Ten Buck Fridays is a small-d democratic moneybomb project of the patriotic blogosphere. Back in May, a blogger called Conscientiously Conservative declared her intent to donate $10 to a different worthy national Congressional candidate each week, and the concept is spreading across the web. Each week, voters decide which conservative Congressional candidate needs their support the most, and everyone is encouraged to donate what they can to the winner. There is no middleman, no national committee; anyone motivated to donate sends their support to the candidates directly. The poll that closed last Friday morning was carried on 60 blogs and received over 2000 votes. There's even a Facebook page! This is real grass roots stuff.

At RightKilk, you can read more about the poll, the nominating process, and this week's winner. A good synopsis can be found here. (Rightklik is doing yeoman's work collecting nominations, posting candidate info, and launching each week's poll. The poll hosted and promoted by dozens of other bloggers, including my own little blog.)

Worthy candidates are getting great visibility within our small but growing community. If you are as psyched about this effort as we are, I humbly and respectfully request that you share Ten Buck Fridays with your listeners and web community. Small donors might feel like their $10 is a drop in the ocean, but small, regular donations from a large group of patriots can turn the tide.

Thank you

Part of the Left Coast Resistance,

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