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At the moment, the swing is at political fundraising, which is dominated by relatively few givers, Tavlarides told me. Of the 1.5 million people who donated more than $200 to candidates for federal office, only 92,000 reached the $2,800 maximum that an individual is allowed to give a candidate during an election cycle.
“Those 92,000 are commanding all the attention of the politicians,” Tavlarides said. “Small donors are marginalized.”
Crowdpac is a highly partisan, left-leaning, five-year-old site that allows donors to contribute to a specific candidate or to efforts to defeat one; it even allows for “rage donations.” It also includes some constructive political commentary from candidates seeking local, state or federal office.
