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we have around 50 donors most of them average $10, 10x50=$500, did someone donate $5K??? grats to hwoever made the large donations. I'm thinking of donating money too, I just want to make sure though, it's not too late for them to spend this money in time for the elction right?
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It's not too late to spend any donations and I'm sure Pederson would welcome them however small but it still doesnt' look good for his chances.
Current poll results
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This is not just about who wins this race. The online gambling bill may have enough loopholes that we can play indefinately. If we can show that poker players will fight against those who put more barriers up, we might curtail any further legislation that closes the loopholes. We can also start building support for getting a carveout or some other exception within the newly passed law. To do this, we have to be able to show that we do make a difference. Of the ActBlue Pederson contributors, notice how quickly we have risen to the top:
http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8827
So, even if Kyl wins, if we get enough donators, we can still persuade politicians that we are not a "do-nothing group!" We can show other democrats that we were able to raise a significant amount of money in just a couple weeks, and urge them to support our cause. And, we can show Republicans that they better be careful about infringing on online gambling because if we raised this much in 2 weeks, imagine what we could do in 6 months!
So, this has more do with who actually wins this race. This has everything to do with getting our voice heard.
Now, as to whether Pederson can actually win, of course he can. Polls showed Kyl as a 20% favorite a year ago. Polls now show him only as a 6% favorite. That is not an insurmountable difference. Now, imagine if Pederson did pull off the upset? Imagine that "Poker Players Against Kyl" remained the top (or one of the top) contributors of ActBlue contributors? I think we'd finally have our voice recognized, and we'd finally have a solid senatorial ally. How much more clout would we have then?