Well, for one thing, past results have shown that many people ARE that stupid and gullible, and there is a real fear that not countering Republican lies will cede races. The solution to that IS to raise money and air their own ads (or propaganda, if you prefer).
I tend not to give to parties, myself. While the Dems did really well with Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy in place, they've reverted to only funding "competitive races" (which is to say, the ones they think they can win, usually by drifting to Blue Dogs). I prefer that what little I can afford go to candidates I back, so I either donate directly (as with Alan Grayson) or to groups whose candidates I support (ActBlue, in particular, is good that way).
Either way, it's not personal with them; don't let them get to you on a personal level.
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I tend not to give to parties, myself. While the Dems did really well with Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy in place, they've reverted to only funding "competitive races" (which is to say, the ones they think they can win, usually by drifting to Blue Dogs). I prefer that what little I can afford go to candidates I back, so I either donate directly (as with Alan Grayson) or to groups whose candidates I support (ActBlue, in particular, is good that way).
Either way, it's not personal with them; don't let them get to you on a personal level.