E-mail Fundraising Request
I am your Green Party candidate for U.S. Congress in the new CA 10th District (mostly Contra Costa County). It is a very rare opportunity across the nation that a Green Congressional candidate will have just one opponent in a General Election. This November 8, 2022, election is one such moment. With your help, I could do very well and possibly even win this election!
I thank those 28 people who have jointly contributed just over $2000 to my campaign so far to supplement my $4000 in personal loans! I also thank the nearly 21,528 voters who supported me in the June primary. Hopefully you were one of them!
Unfortunately, I was unable to raise the additional $10K to have a ballot statement for November. I thought of going into debt another $10K! I probably should have as it was my best chance to win, but it would have been quite financially risky for someone on social security!
- Currently, I am in the process of delivering 20K color brochures door to door. This is a very difficult and time-consuming task, but very good exercise! I will complete this task before the election. But at best this will only reach 10% of the potential voters.
- I will also be reaching out to registered voters who have e-mails.
- There is a special UPS program where I can mail my brochure for less than $0.20.
The more additional funds I can generate the more additional voters I can reach. I already have most of the cash on hand to purchase another 20k brochures. With these 3 labor intensive plans mentioned above and with additional funds, I think I can reach close to 40-50% of the voters by the election.
- I am investing a great deal of finances, energy and time into this campaign.
- I have created an extremely hard hitting progressive and informative website that has already been recognized as historically important by the U.S. National Archives.
- I have also created a very attractive, interesting, informative, and controversial brochure which is dedicated to exposing the military-industrial control of both mainstream political parties and every aspect of our society while offering solutions to create a better society.
I just really need is a little of your financial help. As we all know, Greens depend on small donations from many supportive donors! I hope you will seriously consider becoming one of those donors!
If I averaged $25 in donations from every one of the 1200 Greens and P&Fs in District 10 receiving this e-mail, I just might be able to reach nearly every voter one way or another.
No matter how much you can donate in these difficult financial times, the more Greens donating at least something will also be helping me to send a strong message to the rest of society that things need to change.
Please consider donating and together we can send a loud message of hope and inspiration to progressives and society across the nation that creating a better world is possible and desired!
With Peace, Justice, Human Rights and Mother Earth, Michael E. Kerr
Donate here! Or from my campaign website!
For my current Campaign strategy www.CreatingBetterWorld.org p.s. If there is anyone who could help with phone banking, that would be great!
Current Campaign Strategy
I intend to be a bullhorn on issues that corporate politicians and media don’t want you to either know & talk about. You may not always agree with me on every issue, but I do try to base my opinions on serious research while always keeping an open critical mind to additional facts and information. I am dedicated to making your community, America, and the world a better place for everyone.
I have only one Democratic opponent this November 8, 2022, election. With your help, I actually have a reasonable chance to win this election!
I have a clear pathway to win this election with just a little financial support. My pathway involves the fact that a vote for me does not upset any political balance as I will caucus with Democrats. Also, a vote for me is a vote against the status quo at a time when most people are upset with the situation in America!
For the 25% of Republicans, without any Republican on the ballot, I am a non-Democrat who will be as critical of Democrats as I am of Republicans.
For the 50% of Democrats, I will caucus with the Democratic Party and will vote progressive similar to my Democratic opponent in most cases. However, I will do more than my opponent who just votes on failed progressive issues while remaining publicly silent in deference to corporate Democratic Party leadership! I will have NO deference but will be a very active bullhorn speaking out loudly on those progressive issues.
For the 25% Independents, Greens, Peace & Freedoms and those who seldom vote, I offer an opportunity to have a unique outspoken independent (from corporate control) progressive voice in Congress!
But I need just a little of your help if I am to reach District 10 voters and establish myself as a viable candidate in the November election.
My Campaign Projected Costs
The money I need to raise to fully fund my campaign and have an opportunity to win this election becoming the first U.S. Green Party House of Representative is but a tiny fraction of the cost of most other campaigns trying to be viable and win. Even though my campaign is bare bones, I still have significant costs in order to have a possibility of success! Although every effort and vote received will be a success in its own right.
Candidate Filing Fee: $1,740.00 (paid)
Misc. costs: office, mailings, website, gas: $500 (mostly paid)
Election Voter Lists and Maps: $220 (paid)
30,000 Brochures for door-to-door precinct walking: $3100 (20K brochures at $2000 paid)
Brochures and Mail Delivery to 100,000 Homes: $30K (every $0.30 mail another brochure)
A ballot statement in the county voter booklet that would reach every voter: $9,500. Ballot statement submission deadline is August 12, so if I am going to have one I will need your financial help right away.
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