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Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you July 1st - 5th. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha email: romancingrunoff @ gmail
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 14 min
Before we disappear for the night, a few links! US Citizens can donate at: auction.romancingthevote.com International folks at: international.romancingthevote.com You can view the aftermath of the carnage and marvel at the victories & betrayals here: www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 2 hr
It is not even 9pm here in Alabama and I am absolutely going to bed. 😂 See y'all in 12 hours.
Avatar Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 2 hr
YAH! Now go to bed!!!
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 2 hr
A fun number for you before I cartwheel away to bed: 1,129 of you won a total of 3,273 items between you!
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 2 hr
We have sent out our first round of emails! Please check your spam folders/weird gmail filters/under the bed for it! It may take a bit for our server to deliver all of them, but if you don't have one by tomorrow morning reach out to us! (Please don't panic before that!)
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
nice dot gif
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
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Avatar Emma Barry @authoremmabarry.bsky.social · 3 hr
All of us, rounding up to the nearest 69....
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
yes! Citizens: donate.romancingthevote.com International: international.romancingthevote.com
Chip in!donate.romancingthevote.com Show your support with a contribution.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
Also I am truly, truly sorry that the 32auctions crash happened. We did what we could to prevent it but some things are beyond our control. I ask that you be patient with us about that. We are absolutely doing our best. (And these are not our servers!)
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
Bree says: we also have some very high value items where another will be offered to the runner-ups if they match the highest bid. Last year we pulled in $20k on that alone. This year we're MUCH more organized about it. 💗
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All I know as Official Keeper of the Act Blue page is that I’m not exactly sure how close I will come to the seven figure mark.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 3 hr
The thing about one of these auctions is that we neeever quite know how much we are actually going to raise. I don’t mean because people won’t pay: some people don’t, but it’s a much smaller percentage than you think. I mean because people round up. Some of them, a lot.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
I have it on good authority that 32auctions crashing is the only reason a $6k bid didn't get entered. ...so the reasonable conclusion is that whoever put in that $5801 one might have paid off Curt from 32auctions. 👀 (kidding! lol)
Avatar Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 4 hr
$5801 is what this stunner by @tanyaduncan.bsky.social went for--and I had gauged it at $6K! I WAS REALLY CLOSE!!! For @romancingthevote.bsky.social and DEMOCRACY!
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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 4 hr
Alright, crafters of #RomancingTheVote, drop links to your shops in the replies! Let’s support our amazing donors & keep that auction joy alive (especially if we missed items *shakes hand at sky*) @romancingthevote.bsky.social
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
Okay, it appears that the site is kind of getting back on its feet, but we're going to try to get the sales data out of it now! Once we do, we will be emailing y'all ASAP so you can start donating!
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
sounds like an O'Kane party, tbh
Avatar Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 4 hr
Why does this sound so dirty?
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
Yes! Don't panic, and just don't keep going to the website. We will get it sorted out, we promise!
Avatar Tracy Edith @poppyphlox.bsky.social · 4 hr
Sooooo if we got a screen that said we won an item, did we win it?
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
Our GOOD, you mean.
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We appear to have broken @32auctions again. Our bad.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
I think we crashed the servers again. LOL
Avatar Tracy Edith @poppyphlox.bsky.social · 4 hr
Um did @romancingthevote.bsky.social just crash? Cause it said I won something so I went to click on it, and now I am just getting failed pages.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
We appear to have broken @32auctions again. Our bad.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
We just passed the auction total for 2022, and now the EXTENDED BIDDING starts!!!!!!! www.youtube.com/watc...
Romancing the Vote 2024 Bidstream - YouTubewww.youtube.com Follow along with us as the bidstream goes wild!
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
$5k zoomed by just like that! $180,000 raised AND COUNTING! 6 minutes to betray everyone you love: http://auction.roman...
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
170 people are watching the final 5 minutes together on the livestream! Come join us! www.youtube.com/watc...
Romancing the Vote 2024 Bidstream - YouTubewww.youtube.com Follow along with us as the bidstream goes wild!
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Anne Nerison @annenerison.bsky.social · 4 hr
10 minutes to go for @romancingthevote.bsky.social ! I would love to see someone outbid me on this: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Handmade Shawl + Book!www.32auctions.com Auction item 'Handmade Shawl + Book!' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
With just over 15 minutes to go, we have reached the lifetime total of $950,000!!!! Are we going to reach $1,000,000 this year? I'm starting to think MAYBE? http://auction.roman...
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 4 hr
20 minute warning!!!! http://auction.roman...
Romancing the Vote 2024auction.romancingthevote.com Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2024' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 5 hr
$10 donation to @romancingthevote.bsky.social gets you a BE GAY & do non-election crimes sticker!!! www.32auctions.com/organization...
Be Gay, Do Non-Election Crimeswww.32auctions.com Auction item 'Be Gay, Do Non-Election Crimes' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 5 hr
Two copies left!! www.32auctions.com/organization...
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45 minutes to go!!! The bidding is getting MEAN. Don't lose your preciouses! http://auction.roman...
Romancing the Vote 2024auction.romancingthevote.com Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2024' hosted online at 32auctions.
The Inn at the Amethyst Lanternwww.32auctions.com Auction item 'The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 5 hr
45 minutes to go!!! The bidding is getting MEAN. Don't lose your preciouses! http://auction.roman...
Romancing the Vote 2024auction.romancingthevote.com Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2024' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social · 5 hr
💗 money for voting is the endgame, but keeping people feeling encouraged & hopeful enough to fight is the victory.
Avatar Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 5 hr
In some alternate reality, I didn't have the chaotic fun giddiness of this to cheer me up this week, and that leads me to think that maybe we're not on the absolute worst timeline.
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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 5 hr
I’m in your auction, sniping your items. 😘 One hour to go for @romancingthevote.bsky.social! You can still try to snipe the items I donated from their current high bidders! Nine books + tote: www.32auctions.com/organization... Special edition HTS: www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 5 hr
Come join the dragons for the last hour of bidding!
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I was going to wait, but since I've got the livestream up and running, I figured I'd share the fun. Head over to youtube and you, too, can watch the bidstream live as the knives come out and the friendships are shattered. Less than 3 hours to go! www.youtube.com/watc...