Check on your neighbors donations.

[glatt]

I'm torn on this one. I think votes should be all that matter, not money. But the reality is that money buys elections.

Fact #1: I'm a Democrat, living in Virginia.
Fact #2: Virginia ALWAYS goes to the Republicans.
Conclusion: My vote for Kerry won't make any difference. I should probably just stay home. (But I won't.)
Possible solution: Donate money to Kerry, so he can win a swing state.

I've never donated money to a political campaign before. Most people don't. If I want to have an impact on the election, donating money is the biggest impact that I can have in my situation. I don't have much money laying around to be sending off to a guy like Kerry. BUt if I think he's the guy to solve this country's problems, I really should write a check for $100 or so and send it off.