@dangillmor So I'm the only one left mailing $50 bills?

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Here is a thought...likely to be poorly received but there you go.

Politicians do not need our money to function. Democracy does not need our funding to succeed. Canditates for office can win votes based on their ideas and ideals

Money should not equate with access to our attention if the message is worthwhile.

All fund raising platforms exist to fund themselves. Do not! donate to Act Blue and report every single text as spam.

@dangillmor
ActBlue is a spam generator.

@dangillmor What was it that made you decide not to trust Act Blue, besides the million spam text messages they send.

@dangillmor What was it that made you decide not to trust Act Blue, besides the million spam text messages they send.

@dangillmor I stuff a dead president into an envelope and mail it to the candidate’s campaign address with no return address. They can’t legally accept it without donor information, but they’re not going to throw it away, either. According to people who’ve worked in such places, it will most likely end up buying donuts for volunteers, or going into the pocket of the staffer who opened the envelope.

But until candidates stop selling my name and address, they’re not going to get my info.

@dangillmor Do it the old-fashioned way; write a check and send it via snail mail. 100% goes to the candidate.

@dangillmor
I bet they still accept mailed checks.

@dangillmor back in the day, candidates had to have a way to collect checks or bank transfers ―and allow payments outside the internet.

but because you are asking for folks running for primaries, this info may be variable; depending on the state. primaries aren't technically government elections so accessibility may not be standardized across states.

in nyc all candidates have to have phone & mail collections. check the candidates website or call them in the morning.

@dangillmor There's Oath, which I try to focus on now:

https://app.oath.vote

They're more oriented to encouraging donations based on "impact" (value / likelihood of making a difference in a particular race / how much a specific race would help the bigger picture).

A major draw is: "we do not sell or share donor contact information and we won’t spam you with annoying texts and emails." (And indeed I haven't identified any spam related to them.)

@dangillmor depending on the candidate, it may not be possible. There are alternatives to Act Blue (Win.Red, Anedot, Raise The Money) but the candidate must have a campaign on that platform.
Political donations require a bunch of back-end stuff for regulatory compliance that's different from standard nonprofit donations, and only a very limited set of platforms supports that stuff.

@dangillmor I tried sending a check to the campaign of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It came back to me with no explanation. I guess they don't need my contribution!

@dangillmor Never using act blue again. The entire world has my phone number and thinks I should give them money all because of them.

@dangillmor Following.

@dangillmor I know of no good way to do it, sorry. And I feel the same about ActBlue.

@dangillmor What happened with Act Blue?