I’ve been wondering about my own strategy of donating to Act Blue, and let them strategize where to best allocate the funds. I’m actually unsure of their track record in that regard; I need to do a bit more research.
I don't donate to Act Blue. I'd rather donate to Lincoln Project or some such group. Those who know how to laser focus and will go for the jugular. No Dems in that category that I have found. I looked at Renew America but I think they support some Republican candidates which I will not do at this point!
I asked Jennifer Rubin in a WAPO chat why the DNC isn't taking advantage of people's willingness to donate across-state-lines by identifying the races with the best chance to flip, and she said the DNC has to worry about keeping the seats they have, which made some sense. And she also suggested it was pretty easy to see who the Cook Report or others show as lean-democratic, etc. I'm waiting for the primaries to end and then will start making some donations outside of Texas, where I live. (BTW, I donate to candidates here as well).
Esp if you're in a red state. My state is fairly safe, even at the local level. But I agree that we need to look for local candidates to support rather than national party or orgs. (Does Steve Schmidt have a campaign pac or organization?)
Yes, that seems to be the advice coming from progressive voices, like Pod Save America; local races are critical. I live in a fairly blue state, so I don’t want to invest in races that are already safe for Democrats. For a while I was donating to Black Voters Matter, but they seemed disorganized at the time, so I stopped. It seems what’s important are close but winnable races that can maybe flip from R to D. But not long shots.
There’s an unmet need for a clearing house of daily information to enable strategic targeting of races where dollars would be most effective. In this data-driven age, that should be possible. Maybe it already exists, and I just don’t know about it.
I’ve been wondering about my own strategy of donating to Act Blue, and let them strategize where to best allocate the funds. I’m actually unsure of their track record in that regard; I need to do a bit more research.
I don't donate to Act Blue. I'd rather donate to Lincoln Project or some such group. Those who know how to laser focus and will go for the jugular. No Dems in that category that I have found. I looked at Renew America but I think they support some Republican candidates which I will not do at this point!
I asked Jennifer Rubin in a WAPO chat why the DNC isn't taking advantage of people's willingness to donate across-state-lines by identifying the races with the best chance to flip, and she said the DNC has to worry about keeping the seats they have, which made some sense. And she also suggested it was pretty easy to see who the Cook Report or others show as lean-democratic, etc. I'm waiting for the primaries to end and then will start making some donations outside of Texas, where I live. (BTW, I donate to candidates here as well).
Esp if you're in a red state. My state is fairly safe, even at the local level. But I agree that we need to look for local candidates to support rather than national party or orgs. (Does Steve Schmidt have a campaign pac or organization?)
Yes, that seems to be the advice coming from progressive voices, like Pod Save America; local races are critical. I live in a fairly blue state, so I don’t want to invest in races that are already safe for Democrats. For a while I was donating to Black Voters Matter, but they seemed disorganized at the time, so I stopped. It seems what’s important are close but winnable races that can maybe flip from R to D. But not long shots.
There’s an unmet need for a clearing house of daily information to enable strategic targeting of races where dollars would be most effective. In this data-driven age, that should be possible. Maybe it already exists, and I just don’t know about it.