Are you opposed to the politics and policies promoted by the right? Would you like to see the playing field, in terms of campaign dollars, leveled between the Democrats and the Republicans? A political action committee called ActBlue provides the means to do this. It sees that the funds you designate to specific Democrat candidates, causes and campaigns end up there (less a 3.95% transaction fee).
- it is open to all Democratic campaigns and candidates
- it was founded by a computer graduate from MIT
- it is the largest single source of funds in US politics ($535 million raised as of July 2014)
- although there have been several attempts to create one over the past 10 years, there is no comparable PAC backing the right (hmm... maybe there is not a sufficiently big base who strongly agree with the positions and actions of the right)
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ActBlue
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ActBlue is a United States political action committee established in June 2004 that enables anyone to raise money on the Internet for the Democratic Party candidates of their choice.
ActBlue has grown quickly to become a major fundraising tool for Democrats, particularly favored by the netroots and left-leaning bloggers.[1] As of July 2014, ActBlue had raised more than $535 million USD for Democratic candidates at various levels of politics, making it the largest single source of funds in United States politics. The organization is open to all registered Democratic campaigns and candidates. [2]
History
ActBlue was founded in 2004 by Benjamin Rahn, who left a doctoral program in theoretical physics at Caltech to develop the platform, and Matt DeBergalis, a computer science graduate of MIT.[3]
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To see the Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC website, go to http://www.mainstreetpac.com
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Content of email from ActBlue to me (this is their request that I contribute to ActBlue Technical Services rather than to a specific campaign or candidate):
Dear Supporter,
Your small dollar donations are THE reason why Democrats in tight races across the country are still competitive, despite the 'doomsday for Democrats' reports from the media.
Last quarter's FEC filings showed that Democrats out-raised Republicans $29.5M to $22.8M in the ten closest Senate races, and the DCCC outpaced their GOP counterpart by $5.6M!
Grassroots support is the lifeblood of the left's campaigns and organizations, and it wouldn't be possible without ActBlue.
We built our fundraising tools to help Democrats and progressives harness the support of donors like you and counter the endless stream of money from wealthy Republican donors.
The elections are fast approaching, and we need your help to upgrade our platform so candidates across the country can raise the money they need not just to compete, but to win. And they will if you chip in $10 right now.
Because you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:
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