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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 09:01 am: | 
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via Afro-Net http://www.afro-netizen.com/2005/10/the_washington_.html
Did you just lose $ at PowerBall or by backing John Kerry?
Sorry you didn't win the PowerBall jackpot last night -- and for that matter -- albeit belatedly -- the presidential election last year.
Well, there've been plenty of studies about the impact of gambling and lottery ticket consumption on impoverished communities. But what about the impact of political contributions in presidential elections by small donors (contributors who've given less than $400) and via the Internet?
Well, last year, Public Campaign's ground-breaking Color of Money project documented how similar the segregation in American residential life mirrors who and from where political contributions come from (and likely are most solicited) during presidential campaigns.
According to the 2004 Color of Money report, 91.7% of Dubya's campaign finances came from people who lived in neighborhoods (actually zip codes) with 50% or more whitefolk.
But before you go wagging your finger at those pesky Bushites, wanna know what Kerry's fundraising "outreach" campaign produced 89.3% of his coinage from 50+% white zip codes.
So, Deaniacs, how did your boy do? 89%! Not so hot for Mr. Populist, huh?
Equally interesting is the fact that 57.8% of Kerry's money came from the zip codes where at least 24.6% of households made $100,000 or more (twice the national average for household income). Dubya and Dean trailed Kerry at 50.6% and 50.0%, respectively.
So why am I beating a dead hors-- mule, you ask? Because the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI) at George Washington University is conducting a survey of donors who contributed to presidential primary and general election candidates the 2004 election. And Afro-Netizen wants to make sure that donors of color -- particularly Blackfolk are well represented.
IPDI is particularly interest in donors who contributed $400 or less, and donors who contributed over the Internet. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.
To share this link with others, feel free to copy and paste this URL into an e-mail to share with friends and family:
Or, if you prefer to have the link to the actual survey, it is:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=285501395416
After the survey is concluded and the data analyzed, we will share with you some of the aggregate results of the study to give us a glimpse of the Black contributor profile.
So, please share this survey link widely, and check back with Afro-Netizen to see what the study will reveal about Black political donors' aggregated opinions and behavior!
Personally, I can't wait to read these results!
The Institute conducts cutting-edge research that analyzes how the Internet is affecting American politics, with the goal of encouraging more citizens to participate in our democratic processes.
Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of big special interest money in American politics.
If you are a political $$ contributor, please consider participating in this survey. And if (like me) you gave no money to anyone, we gotta change that next time around. A ballot is no longer enough...
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