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What pisses me off the most is that basically none of the dem lists do anything but ask for money. No calls to action/call your senator/etc. Just people trying

by rtpg 5y ago

What pisses me off the most is that basically none of the dem lists do anything but ask for money. No calls to action/call your senator/etc. Just people trying to get paid. (Contrast to Sanders, who, especially as the pandemic started, often guided people to give money to other causes. But even for his list I feel like there was an opportunity for coordinated action on many things that was lost) What’s the point of coordinated channels of supporters if it’s just to get money? I’m not that interested in subsidizing consulting firms and adtech thank you

SpicyLemonZest 5y ago
I would guess it's the other way around, and lists that are just trying to rake in cash are much more likely to get your email because they're more willing to use shady acquisition tactics.
healsdata 5y ago
I just searched my gmail for "democrat" and the 2 of the 5 most recent emails had calls to action in them and 4 were asking for donations. This includes the most recent email I have from Joe Biden which had both. All of my elected officials have an official mailing list for constituents which separates out their calls to action on government matters from their fundraising, campaigning, etc. This includes Brian Fitzpatrick, who is a Republican. I prefer it that way so I can unsubscribe from donation requests and still get the other. Seems like you signed up for fundraising mailing lists and then were surprised they were focused on fundraising. Try signing up for the other lists.
- rtpg 5y ago
  I'm sorry, I don't believe that it's my responsibility to figure this out myself. The campaigns are the ones collecting my info and collecting stuff! Maybe the politicians should be perhaps using their connections to people who gave some money to actually spark mass movements instead of just trying to justify their staff's existence. I didn't go "sign up" for a fundraising email, I donated to a campaign, and then my email got shopped around to a bunch of other fundraising lists. Let's not even get into massive fundraising pushes that happen for absolutely dead-on-arrival campaigns like the kentucky senate race. Just pure money grabs...

by rtpg 5y ago

SpicyLemonZest 5y ago

I would guess it's the other way around, and lists that are just trying to rake in cash are much more likely to get your email because they're more willing to use shady acquisition tactics.

healsdata 5y ago

I just searched my gmail for "democrat" and the 2 of the 5 most recent emails had calls to action in them and 4 were asking for donations. This includes the most recent email I have from Joe Biden which had both. All of my elected officials have an official mailing list for constituents which separates out their calls to action on government matters from their fundraising, campaigning, etc. This includes Brian Fitzpatrick, who is a Republican. I prefer it that way so I can unsubscribe from donation requests and still get the other. Seems like you signed up for fundraising mailing lists and then were surprised they were focused on fundraising. Try signing up for the other lists.

rtpg 5y ago
I'm sorry, I don't believe that it's my responsibility to figure this out myself. The campaigns are the ones collecting my info and collecting stuff! Maybe the politicians should be perhaps using their connections to people who gave some money to actually spark mass movements instead of just trying to justify their staff's existence. I didn't go "sign up" for a fundraising email, I donated to a campaign, and then my email got shopped around to a bunch of other fundraising lists. Let's not even get into massive fundraising pushes that happen for absolutely dead-on-arrival campaigns like the kentucky senate race. Just pure money grabs...