As I mentioned previously, I did some rage donating on Friday and Saturday. I wanted to send a message to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham. ActBlue took in a ton of money over the last few days (over $100 million last I checked) because of people like me who wanted to speak out, and I do believe our voices were heard.
But now I can already feel my rage cooling a little bit. I’m still angry (always angry these days!), but that’s not quite the same thing. I don’t want to let the rage go, because rage is motivation. Continuing to lash out might keep the rage alive, but lashing out is not necessarily going to accomplish anything more for me or for anyone else.
I said I’d make more donations, and I want to follow through. At the risk of losing momentum, I’m going to sit down and do some research on Dem candidates in downballot races who could use a little extra cash. It’s another way to give Mitch the finger, just stealthy-like. That’s what I’ll keep telling myself, anyway, if my enthusiasm flags.
Maybe consider Mark Kelly. Depending on how fast the Senate moves, he could be seated in time to vote for a nominee.
He’s high on my list 🙂