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The problem is that political parties are fueled by donations, and it's hard to get people to donate for something like that. Not to mention you'd be competing
by ZachPruckowski 14y ago
The problem is that political parties are fueled by donations, and it's hard to get people to donate for something like that. Not to mention you'd be competing with local/state/House/Senate elections with actual candidates for that fundraising money. I've donated politically in the past and even having only given small amounts, I still get emails daily and calls monthly asking me to donate to about half a dozen groups (many of which I've never donated to). Heck, wounded firefighters and cancer-striken kids have a low conversion rate for their fundraising - "money for technical systems to help a candidate to be named later" is even worse.
- bonertruck 14y agoThe DNC does the job of folding any successful and reusable parts from the campaign into a continuing technology stack.
- saraid216 14y agoThis will seem a bit OT, but it is relevant: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about... I'm bothered that we as a society have trouble recognizing the point and purpose of overhead.