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founding
Oct 13, 2022ยทedited Oct 13, 2022

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.

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Terrific article. Where is "Part 1: The Senate"?

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Rep. Schweikert did not vote to certify the PA election. Not clear why this does not qualify him as an election denier.

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founding

I see you curated the list of republicans to remove election deniers - which seems like a good idea to me.

Has your policy been to do the same for dems when the GOP has won? When republicans win, I think one to three dozen dems tend to vote against the electoral count? Did you take past deniers off the actblue list?

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