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spooky3

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34. I wrote to Act Blue to ask them if they could stop the messages

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 11:15 PM

Mar 2024

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.

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WTH. I donated to the Biden campaign and now I am getting solicited EVERY day, sometimes multiple times a day for more [View all] FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 OP

Just ignore them. I do. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #1

Me, too. I donated to the Dem campaign and now everyone has my address. Deuxcents Mar 2024 #10

If they're text messages, you can sometimes stop them by replying STOP. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #2

Thankfully Rebl2 Mar 2024 #5

Good call. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #11

Yep Rebl2 Mar 2024 #3

I hear you. QED Mar 2024 #4

You rang? whathehell Mar 2024 #6

Yeah, that is one downside of contributing, but it's necessary. Silent Type Mar 2024 #7

I don't think it is necessary. In fact, I think it is more of a hindrance. FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #30

So what. If it bothers you, either unsubscribe or mark it as spam JohnSJ Mar 2024 #8

No kidding, it's not rocket science. arthritisR_US Mar 2024 #40

DUH!! I DO!! Mark as spam and delete. But it CONTINUES. I shouldn't have to do this multiple times a day. Every day. FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #46

uh huh.... edisdead Mar 2024 #9

I get a lot too. But today I got a text wanting me to sign up to be in Fort Worth for a Haley rally. Liberal In Texas Mar 2024 #12

OH Rebl2 Mar 2024 #13

Yeah, block block and double block FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #29

I've been replying with Ursula in texts Sympthsical Mar 2024 #14

that's awesome hahahahaha FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #23

It wouldn't matter, they are emailing/texting all dems. we can do it Mar 2024 #15

I'm not surprised...that's about what I expected would happen and it's really a stupid idea elocs Mar 2024 #16

Exactly. It makes me hesitant to donate again bc I just don't want to field all this other solicitations FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #24

At first I just deleted without opening but now Raine Mar 2024 #17

I just unsubscribe. I was getting a bunch addressed to someone else which was weird. chowder66 Mar 2024 #18

We get snail mail constantly, too. shrike3 Mar 2024 #19

Ignore them and donate when you feel like it and are able. emulatorloo Mar 2024 #20

I'm getting solicitations from Steve Garvey, and Hillsdale College. rsdsharp Mar 2024 #21

True. But still, it's too much. FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #25

I had to quit getting mail MFM008 Mar 2024 #22

Yes! My inbox was getting out of control too. I am blocking everyone now FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #26

So you DON'T want a campaign built on grassroots donations? brooklynite Mar 2024 #27

I signed up for a small monthly donation TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #28

Katie Porter's email list is hell on the internet. Earth-shine Mar 2024 #31

Not a Popular Opinion Here, But... DET Mar 2024 #32

"I don't know why" ... Marketing consultants Earth-shine Mar 2024 #35

Yes. Welcome to campaign season. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #33

I wrote to Act Blue to ask them if they could stop the messages spooky3 Mar 2024 #34

I just don't believe it- AkFemDem Mar 2024 #38

I don't buy it that they can't do anything about the solicitations. FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #41

I think their point is that campaigns have access to their spooky3 Mar 2024 #44

We've got to get the money out of politics -- it's an intractable problem. Earth-shine Mar 2024 #36

EXACTLY this. And while we are at it, how is it that we have a legalized system of bribery? FlyingPiggy Mar 2024 #42

Lobbying has become a huge big business. Failed politicians move on and become lobbyists using the Earth-shine Mar 2024 #43

I unsubscribe from emails and STOP texts constantly AkFemDem Mar 2024 #37

I get them constantly Mz Pip Mar 2024 #39

There is already too much money in politics. That is all! A_Steel_Magnolia Mar 2024 #45