02 Dec 2004

  
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Put your money where your heart is

http://www.choosetheblue.com

Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. I've already tried to do this to the extent that I know about particular companies, but this site makes it pretty easy to see which company is on which side of the fence.

I actually wanted to do a site like this myself, but I haven't found the time. Now I don't have to, someone else did it for me. :-)


From the Choose Blue main page:

  • Corporations are as important as politicians in American Politics.
  • You know what party a politician supports. Do you know which political party a company supports?
  • ChooseTheBlue tells you what corporations donated to political parties.
  • If each American who voted for John Kerry spends $100 in 2005 on a Blue company instead of a Red company, we can move $5 Billion away from Republican companies and add $5 Billion to the income of companies who donate to Democrats.
  • This will be noticed!  Choose where you buy ... and make a difference!!!


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    What's up with rent-to-own places and Dubya? Do Republicans like cheesy furniture more than Dems?

    I fondly recall the jaguar-themed glass-and-brass coffee table available at the local Rent-A-Center in Athens, OH. Mwowr! Now that was Klassy-with-a-K, babee!

    Even stranger, however, are the numbers for Fox. Humna wha?!?

    andrew 02 Dec 2004

    I think this campaign is relying on a couple of false assumptions. First, would the anonymous redirecting of consumer spending cause corporations rebudget their political spending/lobbying? Are their political budgets based on a percentage of profits or a set figure?

    Secondly, just because a company supports the Dems doesn't mean they will be lobbying in the interests of the citizenry. The more political pull companies get, the more they will try to increase their profits by twisting legal code in their favor via their democrat buddies (think trial lawyers and trade unions).

    Thirdly, assuming the campaign works and coporate money and cronism is solidly in the Dems favor, it may not be enough to put a dent in the GOPs fund raising. As hard as it may be to believe, when it comes to raising money, the GOP is much more grass-rootsy in that it gets a larger amount of personal donations from its party faithful (meaning the $1-$1000 donations allowed by campaign finance law) than do the Dems. The Democrats' bread and butter seems to come more from the George Soros-type mega donors.

    As far as activist consumerism goes, I'm sticking with eating Ben and Jerry ice cream and not playing Sun City.

    Gomez 02 Dec 2004