Why are Fundraising Texts SO Annoying?
May 18, 2025
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Episode 1018 · May 18, 2025
Why are Fundraising Texts SO Annoying?
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<p>Are you tired of incessant, unhinged Democratic fundraising texts and emails? Well, so are we. Tommy sits down with three experts in the party's digital fundraising space to talk about how this model became the norm, why it may be hurting Democrats more than it helps, and how that campaign — you know the one — got your cell phone number. Blue State Digital founder Joe Rospars joins to diagnose the problem, our own Dan Pfeiffer weighs in on its impact, and ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones explains why Democrats rely on the tactic and lays out what we stand to lose if Trump's attacks against her organization succeed.</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/GoBfwnBRjDE">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>
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