Yeah, re that first one, I have started deleting all the money requests. Except from my state's governor. I unsubscribed from her email, because honestly, truly, I got asked more times for money from her emails last month than from the local panhandlers. Almost nothing she sent out didn't ask for money (I think there were 1-2 emails that didn't all month).

And I feel ... icky ... being asked to give money to a campaign in another state, because I feel it is wrong when someone outside my state is funding things in my state. Let us govern ourselves, dammit. I know everyone does it, but I don't like it.

And these people are _relentless_. I'm close to not signing petitions (I can always write another fax/letter/email instead) because even those are asking for money. Every time. Even if I already gave. A little more please? More? Now? Maybe you want to give now? Are you sure?

AUGH.

I'm a Democrat. I've been a Democrat all my life.

I wish they'd go the heck away and stop begging and harrassing. It's ridiculous and it makes me resent them.

And...I...share...their...views. I'm theoretically their audience. I do have money I can put toward things like this (although not, probably, as much as they would ask for - I'm sure they can always ask for more).

And all they're doing is stoking my resentment when they constantly. Beg. For. Money.