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how would it be huge for online poker? does his opponent stand up for online poker? would the opponent care that online poker types sent a few thousand dollars? I am no Kyl fan, but the opponent of the devil is not always an angel. If i am going to give money to a losing campaign, at least let me give it to someone who says they will repeal the online gambling ban.
[/ QUOTE ]Hail Bush!!! and every other republican in office.We know bro we`ve read your posts before.The idea that you would even question how it would help online poker to remove Kyl from office is amazing.My guess is that if he was a democrat you`d be leading the parade.
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Cowboy, the point is that we need to get our voice out. This is one of the best ways I have seen of doing this. To me, it doesn't matter if Pederson is an angel (since I don't believe any politicians are angels anyhow--there's no such thing). What does matter to me is getting our voice out. This is a great opportunity for doing that!
There was another post on the Talent vs. McCaskil race in Missouri:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=2#Post7770567
The idea in that post was to contribute enough to show that poker players do make a difference. Please read through that entire post for further explanation on getting our voice out. This is a similar situation, but I believe our voice will be emphasized better in this race for the following reasons:
1. In Talent vs. McCaskel, it is harder to show a link between the candidates and our issues. It is true that the legislation went through under a republican led congress, but it is also true that a majority of democrats supported this bill. So, strictly blaming one party is probably going too far. However, here we do have a direct link: Kyl sponsered the anti-online gambling bill! How does it get any more direct than that.
2. In this case, we have a good tracking mechanism to show exactly how much we are contributing as a sign of our opposition to the person that sponsored the anti-online gambling bill. Later, we will be able to direct politicians (both republican and democrat) to the tracking web site! We can show politicians that our voice does matter. We can show that anyone that tries to take our rights away (regardless of whether they are republican or democrat) are going to gain enemies! That's huge!
3. If Pederson pulls off the upset, he is going to be grateful to anyone who helped him. If the poker community donated say $25,000 to him in the name of opposing Kyl, and several of us remind him of this via correspondence, do you really think Pederson is going to crucade against online poker like Kyl has done? Come on! Think about it. This is so basic.
If you are still not convinced, please goto the McCaskill link above. Show all the posts flat. Then, do a search for "Kyl" in that post.
BTW, there is one thing I agree with you on, and that is that Bush could probably care less one way or the other. In fact, a lot of politicians probably don't care too much. And, this is exactly why we need to get our voice out. We need politicians to start caring.
Finally, please know that I have voted Republican/Libertarian pretty much my whole life. But, this issue goes beyond that. Right now, it is much more important that our voice is heard.
If any of you feel as I do, please make whatever donation you can against Kyl. Also, talk to others about this. I just talked to a friend (also a republician) who agreed with me and made a small donation to Pederson. This is a golden opportunity; poker players should not let this one pass by. Here's the link:
http://www.actblue.com/page/pokerplayers