So, for donations to have an effect - you need to start with a close race - that seems clear.
However, do you have any insight into the mechanisms by which dollars turn into votes?
Is get-out-the-vote spending most effective? Running TV ads? Donations to PAC's vs candidates?
Also, ActBlue seems to charge a lot for credit cards* - like 4 percent. WinRed *is not even a non-profit*!
Are these places value-add in terms of picking the best way to give, or are they silent on that once some outside party develops a list?
*I also get the feeling that ActBlue is charging 4% for bank debits? I am not sure.
But, if this is the case, they should just stop doing that.
I don't think there is great evidence on the differential benefits of various expenditures. I believe candidates get the lowest ad rates.
Considering the large amounts of money flowing through campaigns, it seems surprising that there are not more donation aggregators.
Alternatively, I might wonder "how does ActBlue raise over $1 billion each cycle anyway?".
I mean, why not just give to candidates or to the Party PAC?
Then again, I have never understood why paypal is so popular. Just another middleman skimming a bit off the top ...
So, for donations to have an effect - you need to start with a close race - that seems clear.
However, do you have any insight into the mechanisms by which dollars turn into votes?
Is get-out-the-vote spending most effective? Running TV ads? Donations to PAC's vs candidates?
Also, ActBlue seems to charge a lot for credit cards* - like 4 percent. WinRed *is not even a non-profit*!
Are these places value-add in terms of picking the best way to give, or are they silent on that once some outside party develops a list?
*I also get the feeling that ActBlue is charging 4% for bank debits? I am not sure.
But, if this is the case, they should just stop doing that.
I don't think there is great evidence on the differential benefits of various expenditures. I believe candidates get the lowest ad rates.
Considering the large amounts of money flowing through campaigns, it seems surprising that there are not more donation aggregators.
Alternatively, I might wonder "how does ActBlue raise over $1 billion each cycle anyway?".
I mean, why not just give to candidates or to the Party PAC?
Then again, I have never understood why paypal is so popular. Just another middleman skimming a bit off the top ...