Besides the political requests, I get the animals, children, veterans, PP, you name it. I kinda knew it going in years ago. I wish I didn’t have to but I ignore or I’d have to be on a donate to me fund.

If they're e-mails, unsubscribe.

Doesn't always work and sometimes requires more than one attempt, but I've had decent luck in ramping down the volume with both.

I don’t allow texts to be sent.

They can get a bit overwhelming.

that seems to be how it goes unfortunately. It’s annoying. You can always unsubscribe.

The number I get is greatly reduced - I unsubscribed from mailing lists and eventually the demands for $ tapered off somewhat. Now I'm getting texts, a lot of texts. I reply Stop but still they come. "This is our 3rd request for your response to XXX poll." I received other requests and responded Stop but they just change the number the message comes from. Or maybe it's a different poll.

I'm just not going to donate $ anymore to avoid the harassment.

Seriously, I know EXACTLY what you mean..I get solicited 24/ freaking 7 by everyone from Biden to Adam Schiff to Katie Porter and Barack Obama..I like ALL of them, but I just don't HAVE all that money!

That is HARASSMENT. Like I said, makes me not want to donate.

*Block Number*

Hell no!

Since I already cast my ballot.

if you want people to donate again.

It’s too much

I unsubscribe immediately.

I sent a message to that particular candidate about it.

Annoying.

I have no idea why.

At least yours are Democratic solicitations.

From most of the Democratic organizations because they were just filling my mailbox with requests and I hadn't donated since Barack Obama's second term.
You don't want to unsubscribe but you also don't want 500 pieces of mail.

Campaigns have identified mass mailings as generating the maximum return. You get what you ask for...

I still get harassed. Most go to my spam.

My mother has dementia and can no longer read her email. I monitor her account.

At some point in December, somehow, she got on Katie Porter's email list. (Obviously, Mom did not make a donation.)

Katie emails Mom every day, sometimes twice or more per day. Sometimes the FROM field says "Katie Porter." Others say "Team Katie Porter." And then there's "Katie Porter for California", "Katie Porter HQ", "Lacie (KP's campaign manager)", "Paul (KP's son)", "Eric, Katie, Pourobee (Katie Porter Finance Team)", "Katie Porter’s Whiteboard". All the names have the return address info@mail.katieporter.com.

I love Katie and her whiteboard, but this sullies her.

And now, AOC is doing it every day under different, but similar name permutations.

The DLCC is now emailing her, but not every day.

This week, Sherrod Brown and Martin Heinrich have joined the party.

Imagine what it would be if an actual donation had been made.

I find these constant solicitations downright offensive. I’d be more inclined to donate if they spammed me less often. I especially hate it when they make up some crisis that you have to contribute to RIGHT NOW in order to avoid imminent disaster. I don’t know why they haven’t figured out that we donate despite these constant pleas, not because of them.

Candidates and democratic organizations spend way too much on these people.

Katie Porter's rampant, well-beyond-the-practical emailing is seemingly managed by a third-party internet company that is selling our data.

>> Not a Popular Opinion Here, But...

On this thread, you are in good company. It is annoying and makes them look desperate. I love Katie Porter, but it's making me not like her.

And explained they make me less inclined to donate.

They sent a very nice and detailed reply but they can’t do anything. Apparently they are required to make email addresses and other info of donors publicly available.

This was just never an issue before Act Blue took over EVERYONE's freaking campaigns.

If it was against the law for them to clog my inbox asking for more money, they would stop. In a heartbeat. But they just don’t want to.

Donors’ info because they are required to make it public under campaign finance laws.

Politicians begging for money is not a way to facilitate democracy. It just puts it up for sale.

Lobbying should be prohibited.

Rolodexes they built over time.

Our democracy is so diluted and polluted. I try not to despair.

It's beyond obnoxious. The real problem is Act Blue imo. They give or sell your info to a slew of other campaigns. I won't give to another candidate this year because I've been so harassed and overwhelmed with this shit.

From anyone anywhere running for Congress. I just delete them. ‘‘tis the season, I guess.