Every day I get about three spam texts asking for donations. I also get three voice mails a day with a business loan scam.
If your primary method of outreach to your base is basically the same as the people running business loan scams, you've got a problem.
@adambonica.bsky.socialThe fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking.
An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times.
The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.