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Dark money group targets democratic donors

www.motherjones.com Dark money group targets democratic donors

The "somewhat threatening" messages sent to ActBlue users are part of a campaign of baseless allegations against the fundraising platform.

Dark money group targets democratic donors
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  • The recipients of these messages have something in common: they’re listed in federal campaign filings as having donated to Joe Biden or Kamala Harris using ActBlue, a ubiquitous online platform that makes it simple to contribute to a vast array of Democratic candidates and liberal causes. ActBlue, a non-profit, has become central to Democrats’ grassroots fundraising efforts. For years, Republicans struggled to emulate its success.

    It would seem the oligarchs are threatened by people supporting left-wing causes.

    Ergo, our contributions are helping.

    So we should keep doing this.

    This snippet was also notable:

    Campaign finance researchers contacted by Mother Jones said it was notable that the Fair Election Fund claimed to have $5 million when it launched but does not appear to be raising money online. That suggests the likelihood of a large preexisting source of money.

    FCC filings list a woman named Tori Sachs as an official with the group. That is the name of a political consultant in Michigan who has helped spearhead several dark money efforts in support of Republican candidates in that state. Sachs has worked for multiple organizations funded by the billionaire DeVos family, including by Betsy DeVos, who was Trump’s Education secretary and previously chaired the Michigan GOP.