FOX: Data shows that half of 2019 donations to ActBlue came from untraceable 'unemployed' donors

[LiberalArkie]

EXCLUSIVE: Less than two months ahead of the presidential election – with concerns of foreign interference again at the forefront – a conservative political group is raising "serious concerns" about millions of donations reported by a major Democratic fundraising platform.

A preliminary computer analysis by the Take Back Action Fund, obtained exclusively by Fox News, has found that nearly half of all 2019 donations to ActBlue were made by people claiming to be unemployed.

Action Fund President John Pudner questioned the veracity of those donations and called it a loophole that must be closed for the sake of election integrity.

"After downloading hundreds of millions of [dollars in] donations to the Take Back Action Fund servers, we were shocked to see that almost half of the donations to ActBlue in 2019 claimed to be unemployed individuals," he said. "The name of employers must be disclosed when making political donations, but more than 4.7 million donations came from people who claimed they did not have an employer. Those 4.7 million donations totaled $346 million ActBlue raised and sent to liberal causes."

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-data-shows-that-half-of-2019-donations-to-actblue-came-from-untraceable-unemployed-donors


Comment: I think they are pissed that the retired and the unemployed still have a few dollars left.

[kimbutgar]

1. I have two jobs one I haven't worked since the pandemic and the other is a small now and then

Gig job. But I still contribute as does my retired sister.

[Claustrum]

2. Retired people can't donate?

[dawg]

3. I don't remember being asked for my employer when donating.

For what it's worth, I'm self-employed. Are they counting me as "unemployed"? How about the retired folks?

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

15. me too.

live on alimony and rents.
and give as generously as i can. got a recurring donation to biden and to du'er duhneece right now.

[Demsrule86]

33. They always ask.

[Thekaspervote]

4. These f..king rat asses..don't preach about election security when you allow der herump

And mcturtle to block all election security legislation and remain silent.

The unemployed have more reason than the rest of us to take the squatter in chief out of the WH!!

Untraceable..my ass!! You can’t donate without name address and phone no.

[CottonBear]

5. I just sent Biden-Harris $5 through Act Blue so I can get a sticker.

I donate about once a month. My pandemic budget is tight and I’m raising a school age kid.
I have very little extra money, but I do what I can.

[Thekaspervote]

8. Kudos to you!! I bet you had to leave your name address and phone number..right?

What a bunch of liars they are

[CottonBear]

21. I don't understand your comment.

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I am OK with the Act Blue donation process.

Edit: I now understand that you were referring to FOX News.

[Tanuki]

27. I think he meant that FOX was lying when reporting that the funds were "untraceable."

[CottonBear]

32. Ah! I understand. Got it! Thanks. n/t

[Sedona]

6. So self employed can't donate?

[Chainfire]

7. I sent them money and I haven't been employed in several years. Social Security ..

benefits paid for my donations. If anyone has a personal agenda for supporting Democrats in the coming election it is the unemployed or retired.

[Thekaspervote]

9. +1000

[ProfessorGAC]

19. Another +1000

In fact there are retired people for whom SocSec is extra money. Not a lot, but enough that 100 bucks here and there over 4 years could easily add up to a few hundred million.
We're among them. Neither of us is employed. My wife for 15 years, me for a couple.
Besides, I don't remember naming a company a requirement for political donations.

[riverwalker]

10. lots of retired folks

like me have donated

[rzemanfl]

11. Fuck Fox News. n/t

[Iliyah]

12. The . ..

propaganda white nationalist channel, and very corrupt filled with lies and hatred. Yeah them.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. So, we're to believe Republicans don't do this?

Considering Rethug demographics with legions of Poligrip Faux News fans, we can bet there are hundreds of millions in their coffers from the "unemployed."


Hypocrites!........

[Sucha NastyWoman]

14. I donate through ActBlue all the time and I am retired/unemployed

My husband still works though.

[sprinkleeninow]

16. That's a load and a half.

You answer if you're retired. Plus they have personal info to ID donors.

They are Full 'o' $hit.

[W_HAMILTON]

17. Fuck them.

I just sent a few dollars to Sara Gideon (Democrat running for Senate in Maine), Cal Cunningham (Democrat running for Senate in North Carolina), and Jaime Harrison (running for Senate in South Carolina).

I choose these three since I somewhat regularly donate to Biden (and he's been killing it at fundraising lately) and I believe Kelly (Democrat running for Senate in Arizona) and Hickenlooper (Democrat running for Senate in Colorado) are almost sure-bets to win their races.

Any other competitive Senate races that I should be looking at to potentially donate to in the future?

[Ritabert]

25. Here are a few

Jon Tester and Steve Bullock of Montana, Al Gross of Alaska, Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico.

[W_HAMILTON]

26. Ohhh yeah, I forgot all about the Montana races.

Probably because they seem to get little polling fanfare. How are they going, do you know? I know that Tester and Bullock are both relatively popular, but I know Montana is a traditionally red state...

[Ritabert]

29. I'll look into it

I'm not too sure.

Tester's doing pretty well. Bullock is tied with Daines but has a chance.

[crickets]

18. How incredibly inconvenient that small donors are outpacing the megadonors

the Repubs usually count on to put them on top in the dollar department. How dare the smaller voices among us speak more loudly through donations than they were expecting. Boo hoo.

eta - given the current unemployment rate right now, with millions out of a job, anyone in their right minds would expect high unemployment among small donors. Dummies.

[Claustrum]

20. I think it's another projection of theirs. They have foreign dark money pulling in for them

so they project it on us again.

[crickets]

24. Oh, no doubt at all that's part of it. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

22. I'm one of those. Been retired for 5 years.

[lettucebe]

23. I'm retired -- does this mean it's suspicious when I list no employer?

This is just silly

[phylny]

28. Raising my hand!

I'm retired. I don't have an employer. I give to three campaigns monthly: Biden/Harris, Mark Warner, Cameron Webb.

Yes, I still have money.

[spanone]

30. Just what one would expect from the propaganda wing of the trump campaign

[scarletlib]

31. Oh no, it's Acorn all over again!

Not this time.