The unadulterated results of the DU fundraising race.

Because I think it's more interesting to look at the results without the powerups:

Obama gained 353 from Dirty Trick, lost 609 from Out of Gas, net change -256
Kucinich lost 353 from Dirty Trick, lost 1491 from Endorsement, net change -1747
Edwards: lost 1897 from Sabotage, net change -1897
Clinton: gained 1897 from Sabotage, net change +1897

Adjusted scores as I write:

Kucinich 3143
Edwards 2306
Obama 595
Biden 409
Richardson 311
Dodd 274
Gravel 79
Clinton -347

the power-ups had been done AFTER all donations were IN and accounted for.. :evilgrin:

:think:

nm

but it's a fun conspiracy to think maybe they gave a power up to a clinton backer just so they would put her atop the standings so more people would give $5+ to get in on the action...

regardless, it's a fun way to raise funds. In the end, I think the 'winner' will be Kuch or JE because of the backing on DU for them.

believe it or not.

It was someone who wanted everyone else to focus their efforts on pushing her back where she came from... brilliant strategy if you ask me

But I agree about the effect, getting people riled up to throw more $$ into this race

he's riding one at the speed of light...LOL

Go, Dennis!

:thumbsup:

:P

I didn't see that earlier (before I started my own thread). Great idea!

Typical -- the candidate favored by the wealthy corporations outspends her betters.

The main Fun Run page has an hour-by-hour playbook.

Nobody really likes her, but things are manipulated to make it look that way.

:rofl:

or is it the other way around?

Edwards getting pretty close to DK when money is involved, whereas DK has the numbers overwhelmingly in the straw polls...

hmmmm...

10-26-2007 DU straw poll of all announced Democratic candidates



As you can see, Kucinich and Edwards came quite close in this large sample. As did Clinton and Obama. :P

sw

I must have seen a different poll, and it sure did not have that number of votes, so I yield, and rest comforted :-)

I'd happily vote for either of the two front runners in that poll. DK being my true choice, reality tells me there's much to say for Edwards as a concerted alternative to Hillary (whom I'd vote for if..).

Remember the series of DU polls eliminating candidates? Edwards was the one left standing - I think that says a lot. I dislike his IWR cosponsorship strongly, but the strong language he is using now to profile against HRC makes me think he REALLY has progressed past that...

DK is the one really for the people imho - but I hope and think the grassroots will be able to shift ANY nominee to the left once elected - for example by voting out some enablers in the next congressional election.

:D

sw

is gonna single out people and who they support going by how they used the powerups lol

although the powerups do have other consequences than just the direct effects. For example, Clinton is going to get many more "negative" votes now that she's been pushed so far ahead.

shouldn't everyone start at zero? So, if you are adjusting scores, how could Clinton by -347? Wouldn't she be zero?

347 more votes have been cast against Clinton than for her.

lost 1491 from Endorsement, net change -1747"

-353 + -1491 = -1844

Oh well, I'm a mathematician. It wouldn't be good for my street cred among my peers if I could add up...

then a repetition of the 7, not the 4.

Without a calculator (checked and double checked), I'm largely useless at basic math these days.

(Of course, I check and double-check (...) pretty-much everything at this point.)

I like the idea, but some people might use the numbers without checking.

Hillary has raised a whopping $45 via that page.
Edwards on top with $6406.
Kucinich is next with $4017.

Draft Gore raised $900.

-Hoot

Thank you in advance my friend :hi:

Now that it's been activated, it's impossible to calculate the raw scores any more.

The Monkeyshine, the Pundit Magnet and the Tweetdown will also screw things up somewhat.

I may post an approximate version, though.

It is my bet that HRC never got out of the negatives.

How could this be????

:rofl:

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