Turn in your neighbors

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Gene

Whatever would we do without internet name registries?
Now we can see just what candidate our neighbors gave money to–and then treat them accordingly, eh? Courtesy of the lovely Mac the Fish, who in turn got it from Kev, and so on and so on… it’s the Fundrace 2004 Neighbor Search.
I’m pretty stunned at two things about my neighbors: first, that so many of them ponied up $2000 for Bush here in this most liberal of Virginia counties; second, that I live in a much more affuent neighborhood than I thought, filled with lawyers, lobbyists, and major corporation executives.
I feel both oddly affluent and out of place.
Let’s see how my neighborhood stacks up:
Arlington, Virginia 22206

  • Bush: $43,595
  • Dean: $4,606
  • Clark: $5,750
  • Kerry: $1,950
  • Gephardt: $1,750
  • Lieberman: $550
  • Kucinich: $250
  • Sharpton: $10

Now, my friend Jann’s neighborhood:
Stockton, California 95207

  • Bush: $42,680
  • Edwards: $6,000
  • Gephardt: $1,000
  • Kucinich: $600
  • Dean: $100

And my friend Sara’s neighborhood:
Austin, Texas

  • Dean: $18,646
  • Bush: $15,250
  • Clark: $6,250
  • Edwards: $5,500
  • Gephardt: $2,300
  • Kucinich: $500
  • Moseley Braun: $250

I think I have made a decision on where I want to move to (before I get fed up completely and move to Canada), and isn’t it ironic that it’s the capital of Texas, where Dubya was governor? I guess they know better than anyone what life under his rule is like. Plus, at least in Texas there’s no more ridiculous sodomy laws, unlike Virginia. Not that I could really be called a sodomite, but you know, it’d be nice to have options.

Category: Right = Wrong