Former Congressman and current Senate candidate Rob Simmons has a neat fundraiser going as part of his campaign to unseat the ethically challenged Chris Dodd in Connecticut. For $5, the campaign will send you a “Pocket Dodd” – a small cardboard cutout of the Senator so you, like the recipients of far-too-much bailout funding, can have Chris Dodd “in your pocket.”
The low, $5 suggested contribution limit, coupled with the message and the invitation to send back pictures give this project a chance for a viral impact. Although, Simmons and Co. might have invited some less-than-wholesome responses with their call for people to “send photos of Pocket Dodd in action!” (I’m glad those responses aren’t going to my inbox…)
Jim Eltringham 