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A friend of mine holds local office here, so I donated some money to his campaign a few times. Other than that, I have made precisely one donation to a political campaign in my life. Back in 1993, when NYC seemed to me to be on the verge of collapse, with high crime, lousy services, chaos in the streets, race riots, high taxes, and a bunch of other ills, I was convinced to the verge of certainty that if David Dinkins was re-elected there would be no city worth living in by the time his second term was done. This was a matter of great concern to me because I own a home and because, frankly, I love this city. Dinkins was grossly incompetent and i really thought it was almost a matter of life or death to get rid of him. So I donated to Giuliani's campaign. I didn't donate to Giuliani the first time he ran (in '89) or to his re-election campaign in '97, but that one time I really thought it would be a total disaster if the guy I was voting for didn't win.
Except for that one time, my general feeling is that the country/state/city is fundamentally OK, and we'll muddle through even if the majority disagrees with my preferences. The point being that I don't get exercised enough over this stuff to want to give money.
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