Dear Former Vice-President Harris,
Thank you for your e-mail requesting $150 so “the Democratic
Party would have the resources needed to flip the House and put a check on
Trump's power for the second half of his term wouldn't you feel like it was
$150 well spent?”
I am retired, living on Social Security and a small 401(k),
yet I managed to scrounge up $1200 last year to send to your campaign, as well
as the Democratic House and Senate election committees. The result is what we
are confronted with daily from Donald Trump and his Republican – and other –
accomplices. I didn’t get what I paid for last year, so why should I place
another order?
Even worse, your letter assumes any of this will matter in
two years. Democratic leadership is standing by, taking a ‘business as usual’
approach when the situation calls for something different. There are millions
of concerned people who are looking for something concrete to do NOW, not
contribute to a campaign that may not take place until after the barn is empty.
Where have you been? Why were you not at the Lincoln Memorial
on January 18? I was there, along with thousands of others. Why have you not
been visible and lending your name to protests? I might pay $150 to have you
show up at the Department of Education and demand entry, as one of my senators
(Chris can Hollen) did last week.
You might as well take me off all Democratic mailing lists
as, until the party becomes more proactive and exercises real leadership,
future requests for donations will only result in more responses like this.
Dana King
Laurel MD
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