And Bobby Kahn Responds

Promotion from the comments on "Eight is Unacceptable." Here's what current chairman, Bobby Kahn has to say. (It looks like you can expect your phone to ring if you've not been asked to contribute to the DPG.)

Bobby said...
Guess I'll weigh in. For everyone who voted in the 2004 Presidential Primary and has a phone number on the voter file, a call was attempted. We completed well over 100,000 phone calls. It was very expensive, but it is starting to pay off. The small donor program will make a decent amount of money in 2007, and even more in 2008 as excitement over the Presidential election grows. As expensive as calling is, mailing is alot more expensive. We did a test mail off of the 2004 Pres Prim file. The returns were much better on the phone, and cost less. Granted, we missed people without phone numbers (40% of the file), but the effort was significant, resulting in a much larger small donor base. The important information in Chris's post is that there is a great deal of overlap between the DNC and DPG lists -- you just have to look at federal and state reports. Also, State Committee members routinely get invited to the JJ and GADCC dinners, and are solicited by the various joint fundraising programs. If you still feel left out, send me an email at bkahn@mindspring.com, and I will make sure I ask you for money in the days remaining in my term. Bobby Kahn
3:35 PM