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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

 

From Meetups to Donuts

posted by Aziz P. at Wednesday, April 13, 2005 permalink View blog reactions
Meetup will now be charging $20/month to the designated organizer for a given meetup. I think it is safe to say that this kills meetup as a political rallying tool for the grassroots. This may be for the best, however, as the Meetup model may be outdated - and donuts are the new thing.

UPDATE: DFA will cover the cost of Meetups in the interim. You can get a coupon for your DFA meetup here:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/meetup_coupon

Discussion

There is an online poll for president in 2008 at www.voote.com. Dean is currently in last place because he was excluded from the original list.

# posted by Blogger bigbob : 1:18 PM
 

why do democrats wait until
3 months before an election to
attack there republican
oppositions record? the gop will
not wait to attack anything
said by or legislation proposed
by democrats! when did jesus
be come a right wing conservative
jjs

# posted by Blogger jjs : 8:52 AM
 

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