Do you have your tickets for Dynamo Democrat Day? (Updated)
An interesting post on a Harris County Democratic Party site indicates that the local Dems are working with the local sorta-professional soccer franchise to raise money for the party:
On Sunday, September 7, the Dynamo and the Harris County Democratic Party present Dynamo Democrat Day! Come see a terrific game from your 2-time MLS Champions Houston Dynamo, spend time with your fellow Democrats and support the Harris County Democratic Party at the same time! $5 from every $15 ticket will go to help the Harris County Democratic Party promote its message of change across the county.
Click Here To Buy Tickets (Promo Code: hcdp)
Dynamo Democrat Day
Houston Dynamo vs. KC Wizards
Sunday, September 7, 2008
2:00 PM
Robertson Stadium at UH
$15 - $5 of which goes to the HCDPClick Here To Buy Tickets *(Promo Code: hcdp)
Hope to see you there!
What a nice deal: Dems help promote the professional soccer franchise in town, the professional soccer franchise in town helps promote Dems -- and surely wins some goodwill towards extracting all sorts of favors when it comes time to building that stadium that will make the east end of downtown more like Manhattan (oh, there we go being negative again -- who knows, maybe the Houtopians are right and it really WILL make Houston like Manhattan!).
Do you have your tickets yet for Dynamo Democrat Day?
ANNE ADDS: If the Dynamo can afford to give a portion of each ticket's proceeds to local Dems, why can't they raise funds for their new stadium this way?
UPDATE: Oliver Luck has responded to my email queries. Luck says that this promotion is actually taking place through the League of Women Voters. He says the promotion is not a "Dynamo Democrat Day," that the Harris County Democratic Party "gave the promo a misleading and unauthorized title" and that the Dynamo have asked the party to change this on their website.
Luck adds that the Harris County Republican Party will be participating as well, and that the Libertarian Party was invited.
On the question of whether the donations will be made by the Dynamo or by the individual donors to the respective parties, he said by individual donors.
Here is the promotional flyer that he passed along. Many thanks to Oliver Luck for the timely and informative response!
ANNE ADDS TO UPDATE: If the Dynamo can afford to give a portion of each ticket's proceeds to local political parties, why can't they raise funds for their new stadium this way?
UPDATE 2: The party donation aspect of the event appears to have been canceled, which seems like a good response.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/20/08 11:39 AM | Houston Miscellany | Print | Comments (40)
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