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GOP Fundraising “Revolution” Rakes In $205 on First Day

Republican activists launched their response to the Democratic fundraising web tool, ActBlue, on Monday. David All wrote on the day of its launch, “There’s a people-powered movement energizing the Slatecard Revolution and we’re proud to be a part of it.”

So how did Slatecard do on its first day? Let’s just say that the “revolution” started with a fizzle rather than a bang. Check out the numbers:

President
Rudy Giuliani: $20, 2 donors
Duncan Hunter: $10, 1 donor
Remaining Candidates: $0, 0 donors
Total: $30, 3 donors

U.S. Senate
Bob Schaffer (CO): $10, 1 donor
Gordon Smith (OR): $10, 1 donor
Heather Wilson (NM): $10, 1 donor
John Sununu (NH): $10, 1 donor
Mike Johanns (NE): $10, 1 donor
Mitch McConnnell (KY): $10, 1 donor
Norm Coleman (MN): $10, 1 donor
Sam Kephart (SD): $10, 1 donor
Susan Collins (ME): $10, 1 donor
Remaining Candidates: $0, 1 donor
Total: $90, 9 donors

U.S. House
Sydney Hay (AZ-01): $25, 1 donor
Jack Kingston (GA-01): $20, 1 donor
Jim Ogonowski (MA-05): $20, 1 donor
Eric Cantor (VA-07): $10, 1 donor
Peter Roskam (IL-06): $10, 1 donor
Remaining Candidates: $0, 0 donor
Total: $85, 5 donors

ActBlue’s “About” page lists a fundraising milestone history that will surely serve as a reference guide of success for Slatecard.

July 2006 — Actblue activates Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas, continuing the effort to support candidates for state offices accross the country. (more…)
June 2006 — Gov. Warner Mark Warner headlines fundraiser for ActBlue (more…)
June 2006 — Actblue activates Iowa, Indiana, Maine, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, bringing candidates for state executive and legislative offices in these states the same innovative fundraising technology that has revolutionized federal elections. (more…)
May 2006 — ActBlue reaches $5 million raised for Democratic candidates since launching in June 2004. (more…)
July-August, 2005 — In just two weeks, over $500,000 comes through ActBlue.com for the Paul Hackett campaign in the August 2 OH-02 special election. (Average contribution: $50.) These funds were raised by the blogosphere, Democracy for America, and many other grassroots communities and networks; see some of the fundraising pages here, here, here, and here.
February 12-15, 2005 — ActBlue hosts an internet-wide DNC fundraiser in honor of Howard Dean’s selection, coordinated by the blogosphere. The effort raised $110,000 from 2360 contributors.
November, 2004 — By the conclusion of the election, fundraisers using ActBlue raised $850,000 for 150 Democratic candidates for U.S. House and Senate.
August-September, 2004 — ActBlue’s users grow to include widely-read bloggers Daily Kos and Atrios, and the 100,000-member True Majority Action PAC.
June 28, 2004 — ActBlue launches online bundling platform.

The online community is vastly different today than it was in 2004 and the pressure will be on Republican activists to exceed the standards set by ActBlue’s enormous rise as a mega-fundraising machine for Democrats.

If the last election cycle’s embarrassing fundraising figures for the “rightroots” (and that 1-20 record) is any indicator, this “revolution” might get stymied before it ever gets to the palace walls.

(Hat tip: Matt Lockshin)

Posted by Matt Ortega
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 1:49 am