Can you chip in now?

One small donation starts the fundraising machine rolling.

Today, my most fervent desire is for Rev. Raphael Warnock to win his senate seat in Georgia. Of course, I want him to beat his embarrassingly unqualified opponent, but I also want him to quit hitting me up for money.   

You probably already know this, but the second you make a political donation, you go from rando to target. I am currently being inundated by torrent of different-approach appeals for cash from not only “Raphael Warnock” but “RW,” “Team Warnock,” “Warnock, Raphael,” and “Rev. Warnock.” On top of that, Kamala Harris, Corey Booker, and the Bidens have gotten involved. Subject lines include Emergency! All hands on deck! and Friend, yes you, friend! One struck me as particularly desperate: Look, we need your help…and puppies, too!

What part of “one-time donation” don’t you understand? I was so aggravated that I contributed five extra bucks thinking I would finally be left alone. Come to find out, even a measly donation signals the fundraising machine that you’re an easy (albeit cheap) mark, and they keep hammering away at you. Can’t you do better?    

It’s irritating, for sure, but then I think about Senator Herschel Walker and I know there are far less important things to be guilted into throwing money at. Will you chip in now to keep Georgia blue?

Oy. Fine.