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"As a spectator to this race, I often feel there is little I can do to make sure my candidate wins. My individual vote counts minimally, and while I can defend my candidate&amp;#x27;s credentials in intense arguments (and on Glamocracy!) or join a Facebook group that will send me messages about volunteering in Pennsylvania while I am living in England, I question how much that stuff really helps. There is, of course, a more effective option: donating. But I have yet to give money to any presidential candidate, and sometimes wonder if I should be putting my money where my mouth is. I worry about where my money would go. To more sensationalist TV ads or another bloated &amp;quot;campaign advisor&amp;quot; salary? I am all for Obama (surprise!) but it bugs me that every time I get an email from the campaign, the first line I see in my inbox is about donating. Maybe it&amp;#x27;s a young people thing&amp;amp;#8212;I asked around, and none of my friends had ever contributed to a campaign either. The one time I&amp;#x27;ve came close to giving was when Obama offered a free &amp;quot;One of the Million&amp;quot; t-shirt to everyone who gave $25, hoping to set a donor record. I put my card away when I realized a t-shirt was a silly way to make history. But it might be time for me to contribute to my favorite campaign, and even though I won&amp;#x27;t like it, at least it&amp;#x27;s one more way to try and make a difference. Am I just a cheapskate? Have you donated money to a candidate? Or do you agree with me that it feels weird to be contributing to a process you are ambivalent about? &amp;amp;#8212;Fernanda PS: Is dating someone from another party a Do or a Don&amp;#x27;t? Take our Glamocracy survey here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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