Quite a few people have said they like the site so much they would like to
contribute to the cost of running it.
I have paid all the costs of running this site myself, about $5000 in
2004 for DNS registration, hosting (I had 5 dedicated commercial servers near the
end of the campaign to handle the 700,000 visitors a day), prepayment of one small shared server until Dec. 2008
to keep the data available, and more.
The 2006 election was about the same, roughly.
I see this Website as a community service. Also it has helped register thousands of (overseas) voters.
Up until Aug. 2008, no paid ads were accepted.
The many months required to build and run the site
have actually been a much bigger drain than the money.
Towards the end of the 2004 election cycle, so many people wanted to
contribute money that I opened a PayPal account and started accepting
donations. All that money was spent on increasing the popularity of the
site, by running ads on political blogs and especially on the Websites
of college newspapers in Ohio, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wisconsin,
and other swing states. That was largely repeated in 2006 and 2008.
A small ad for a week on a popular blog can easily run $500-$1000, so it adds up.
Donations can be made by clicking on the PayPal icon below.
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Starting in Aug. 2008, paid ads were accepted and all the income was plowed back into blog advertising to increase
the amount of traffic. Donations are still very welcome and will be used to advertise on college newspaper Websites
(mostly in swing states) and similar places to get younger voters involved in the political process. Thank you for your help.
Ads ran on the following blogs in 2010
agonist.org,
arguewitheveryone.com,
bartcop.com,
dailykos.com,
dcpoliticalreport.com,
democraticunderground.com,
legalinsurrection.blogspot.com,
libertynewsforum.com,
marginalrevolution.com,
michelmalkin.com,
notmytribe.com,
openleft.com,
outsidethebeltway.com,
pamshouseblend.com,
politics1.com,
riehlword.com,
swingstateproject.com,
thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com,
theyoungturks.com,
wizbangpolitics.com,
wonkette.com.
Ads ran on the following blogs in 2008
www.atlasshrugs.com,
www.bartcop.com,
www.coldheartedtruth.com,
www.conservativegrapevine.com,
www.conservativesforum.com,
www.dcpoliticalreport.com,
www.dailykos.com,
www.democraticunderground.com,
www.electionprojection.com,
www.expired,
www.fivethirtyeight.com,
www.lolcode,
www.moonbattery.com,
www.motherjones.com,
www.mydd.com,
www.opednews.com,
www.openleft.com,
www.pamshouseblend.com,
www.plnewsforum.com,
www.politics1.com,
www.prospect.org,
www.rawstory.com,
www.riehlworldview.com,
www.rightthoughts.us,
www.rightwingnews.com,
www.rightwingstuff.com,
www.saysuncle.com,
www.swingstateproject.com,
www.tpm.com,
www.thedemocraticdaily.com,
www.thehollywoodliberal.com,
www.truthdig.com,
www.wizbangblog.com,
www.wonkette.com
Ads ran on the following blogs in 2006
althouse.blogspot.com,
atrios.blogspot.com,
biglizards.net,
blog.thedemocraticdaily.com,
bricksandstones.blogspot.com,
celebritynation.blogspot.com,
comixpedia.com,
echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com,
hollywood.dcealumni.com,
homomojo.com,
lefarkins.blogspot.com,
rjr10036.typepad.com,
sports.outsidethebeltway.com,
www.actforlove.org,
www.aginghipsters.com,
www.americanpapist.com,
www.bartcop.com,
www.baseballcrank.com,
www.batesline.com,
www.coldheartedtruth.com,
www.coolest-gadgets.com,
www.cursor.org,
www.dcpoliticalreport.com,
www.dembloggers.com,
www.democrats.com,
www.diggersrealm.com,
www.drudge.com,
www.first-draft.com,
www.gopbloggers.org,
www.juancole.com,
www.libertynewsforum.com,
www.macgeekery.com,
www.mahablog.com,
www.marginalrevolutions.com,
www.matthewyglesias.com,
www.mydd.com,
www.pageoneq.com,
www.politicalwire.com,
www.politics1.com,
www.prospect.org,
www.right-thoughts.us,
www.smirkingchimp.com,
www.soapblox.net,
www.swimatyourownrisk.com,
www.swingstateproject.com,
www.theleftcoaster.com,
www.themoderatevoice.com,
www.thismakesmelaugh.com,
www.thismodernworld.com,
www.womendiary.net,
Ads ran on the following major blogs in 2004
www.rawstory.com ,
www.politicalwire.com ,
www.politics1.com ,
drudgeretort.com ,
www.dcpoliticalreport.com ,
www.thismodernworld.com,
www.bartcop.com,
instapundit.com,
www.utopiatemple.com,
https://atrios.blogspot.com,
www.talkingpointsmemo.com,
www.wonkette.com,
www.mydd.com,
www.weirdspot.com,
smirkingchimp.com,
www.metafilter.com,
reason.com/hitandrun,
www.jossip.com,
www.talkleft.com,
www.scienceblog.com,
www.sterogum.com,
althouse.blogspot.com,
towleroad.typepad.com,
www.swingstateproject.com,
www.rooftopreport.com,
www.whistlestopper.com,
www.socialitelife.com,
www.collegeslackers.com,
www.actforlove.org,
www.ohlalaparis.com,
www.photographyblog.com,
noted.blogs.com,
www.mathewgross.com,
www.changeforamerica.com,
Ads ran on the following small blogs in 2004
A Socialite's Life,
Act For Love,
alicublog,
Althouse,
AngryFinger,
baldilocks,
Banterist,
Baseball Crank,
Ben Maller,
Brutally Honest,
Cathy's World,
Change For America,
Cleveland Indians Report,
College Slackers,
Daimnation!,
David Corn,
Digital Photography Blog,
DrunkasaurusRex.com,
EdCone.com,
Health Supreme,
Hot Sauce,
InTheBullpen.com,
iowahawk,
Jane Galt's Strip,
Mathew Gross,
Michael Williams,
Mystery Pollster,
New Media Musings,
OhlalaParis,
Pardon My English,
PhotographyBLOG,
Political State Report,
Rooftop Report,
Say Anything,
Seeing the Forest,
Shot In The Dark,
Slice,
Swing State Project,
TechWhack,
The Command Post,
The Laughing Wolf,
The Mahablog,
The Museum of Hoaxes,
The Rittenhouse Review,
The Sassy Lawyer,
ToGawp Premium Ad,
Tour de France 2004,
Towleroad,
Transvigor,
treehugger,
Webjay,
Westcoast Music Blog,
Whistle Stopper,
witz
Ads ran on the following college newspaper Websites in 2004
| FL
|
University of Central Florida |
42,000 students |
| University of South Florida |
41,000 students |
| Florida State University |
37,000 students |
| PA
|
Penn State University |
41,000 students |
| University of Pittsburgh |
34,000 students |
| University of Pennsylvania |
22,000 students |
| Indiana University |
14,000 students |
| OH
|
Ohio State University |
48,000 students |
| University of Cincinnati |
24,000 students |
| Bowling Green State University |
17,000 students |
| Wright State University |
15,000 students |
| MO |
University of Missouri |
62,000 students |
| Washington University |
13,000 students |
| St. Louis University |
11,000 students |
| MI |
Central Michigan University |
28,000 students |
| Western Michigan
University |
26,000 students |
| University of Michigan |
25,000 students |
| WI
|
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison |
41,000 students |
| Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
22,000 students |
| Univ. of Wisconsin, Barron County |
200 students |
| MN |
University of Minnesota |
63,000 students |
| HI |
University of Hawaii |
50,000 students |
| AZ |
Arizona State University |
57,000 students |
| NM |
University of New Mexico |
30,000 students |
| IA |
Iowa State University |
27,000 students |
| CO |
Colorado State University |
25,000 students |
| NH |
University of New Hampshire |
12,000 students |
| AR |
Arkansas State University |
10,000 students |
