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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn open letter to Act Blue and the Democratic Party.
First, let me say, thank you AB for providing a powerful, easy platform to deliver small time contributions.
But it's time to change....if you can.
Stop flooding contibutors with more solicitations. I am getting 100+ begs for money. I am doing $300.00/mo now.
Try this, have politicians sign up to your network. No direct personal emails allowed. I, as a contributor would take my $300.00 and allocate as desired. You serve up a carte blanch menu of every federal and state office....let me allocate the funds as I see fit. You get your 10%. I get "0" funding beg emails, and I might just contribute more - if I had an effective platform to direct my funds on an ongoing, monthly basis.
Could be a whole new way to think about financial political contributions.
H2O Man
(73,958 posts)I dream of the day when I don't have people using e-mail to robo- beg for money.
OAITW r.2.0
(25,121 posts)ripcord
(5,553 posts)H2O Man
(73,958 posts)niyad
(114,639 posts)I forgot what an amazing voice he had. Thanks for this reminder!
captain queeg
(10,539 posts)But I dont keep abreast of all the various races. So giving ActBlue its my understanding they point the money to where its most needed. Im ok with at too.
brooklynite
(95,419 posts)ActBlue doesn't allocate contributions "where they're needed most". Someone needs to set up an allocation formula for a contributions page.
Hekate
(91,508 posts)And yes, it is running to the hundreds of requests. I was hoping to wait until after the campaign season was over before Unsubscribing from everyone but I may not be able to wait that long. Its intolerable, because personal mail is swamped under.
Mme. Defarge
(8,124 posts)its true that no good deed goes unpunished!
intheflow
(28,546 posts)From Michelle and Barrack. 🙄 I am SO over fundraising spam this season.
justaprogressive
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brooklynite
(95,419 posts)They're a platform that candidates and supporters choose to use. If you want to complain, do so to the candidates you're receiving requests from. But I'll tall you it won't do you any good. You want campaigns built on grass-roots contributions, this is the system you'll have.