The latter months of summer can be slow at times in political fundraising. After passing the June 30th federal fundraising deadline (which exists for a number of states as well), donors can sometimes disappear. But over 50,000 donors later, nearly $6.7 million was raised through ActBlue in June and July for Democrats up and down[…..]
Read Full Entry →Welcome to the latest installment of our monthly stats reports. The summer months are filled with Democratic primaries, but before we get into them we’d like to take a look back at the month of May. With major Democratic contests taking place in Arkansas and Pennsylvania, it’s been a busy month on ActBlue. Let’s dig in:First, the May 2010 Overview.[…..]
Read Full Entry →Matt Yglesias has a post up about fundraising and filibuster reform, which Highlight[s] that political fundraising is a good place to be uncompromising. There’s no sense in “staying home” on Election Day or casting protest votes for can’t-win candidates. You look at the two candidates with the best chance for winning and you vote—enthusiastically—for the[…..]
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