Democrats are really hard up these days. It’s gotten so bad for Democrats when it comes to fundraising, that some Democrats in south Texas are now taking deer semen as donations. I’m not even making this up either. This would be hilarious if this was fake and would make for a good upcoming April Fools joke. The bucks for Democrats I guess.
| The buck stops for Democrats – so desperate for fundraising they are now taking deer semen |
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A Texas Democratic candidate for a South Texas state representative seat is financing her campaign in an unusual way by raking in donations of deer semen. More than half of her fundraising came from the “in kind” donations, election reports indicate.
The incumbent legislator raised significantly more money than his challenger. During the last reporting period, Guillen raised more than $100,000 and has $662,364 in cash on hand for the race.
The Texas Deer Association receives the donations of deer semen in “straws” from individual breeders. The “straws” are the term for the semen collection containers which are stored in liquid nitrogen containers. The container is sold at auction and then the proceeds are donated to the campaign.
While the donations sound unusual, it is apparently a very common way for deer breeders to make donations without having to actually give up cash.