What the hell is ActBlue? And why is it showing up on so many Democratic candidates’ campaign finance reports?

By Greta Kaul | 08/17/2018

ActBlue, a platform that funnels donations from individuals to campaigns, shows up hundreds of times on Democrats' campaign finance filings.

Peruse fundraising tallies for Democratic congressional candidates in Minnesota and you’re likely to see one word come up over and over again: ActBlue.

The organization is listed hundreds of times on candidates’ campaign finance filings. It comes up as the source of more than $4,800 in campaign cash for Rep. Betty McCollum; $36,000 for Ilhan Omar; nearly $104,000 for Dan Feehan, $106,000 for Sen. Tina Smith and nearly $150,000 for Angie Craig. For some candidates, ActBlue accounts for 20 percent or more of money raised.

Yet what shows up on reports looking like interest group dollars is actually something different: money from a web-based platform that’s funneling an unprecedented amount of cash from individual donors to Democratic candidates this year.

https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/08/what-hell-actblue-and-why-it-showing-so-many-democratic-candidates-campaign/

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