So over the weekend I was one of the people most Metafied by some serious bad craziness around here. Well, ultimately my Rec List diary was probably the right thing, but with a bit of misidentification of who was bullying whom in the example that inspired the diary.
But though many of us do seem to be drawn to meta like flies to carrion, fundamentally most of us want to kick some right wing ass in elections, and with global warming, global financial crises, and all that reaching crisis levels, 2012 seems a pretty important election year for us to come together on.
One of the things I am most known for (when I am not occasionally Metabating) is trying to identify key Congressional races that we can win. In 2006 and 2008 I picked a lot of the ultimate winners pretty early on. Sadly didn't do so well in 2010, but that was the nature of the beast. To quote Meatloaf, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
Now we are in 2012. And honestly with our economy and our climate hitting some pretty scary tipping points, I really want us to win this year and win big. It can make a huge difference for my kids, possibly more than most elections.
So follow me to my current list of key Congressional races, focusing on some really great people in districts that are pretty close to tossups, and many in districts that are also going to be critical for winning the Senate and the Presidency.
Join me in donating to a few great people running for Congress.
UPDATE: Realize i should add this here: Someone has already donated $10 to each candidate. So I will do the same. Anyone else want to join (or partly join) us? It really makes a difference when the votes come in and I can't tell you how many key races I know that came down to 14 or 20 votes. Your dollars could shift a few of those votes.