81 million and 888,000

[Jolly]

@George-K said in 81 million and 888,000:

There are rumblings, including those from the FEC chair, saying that it's illegal for Biden to dump his money to Harris.

(popcorn)

Maybe Jon is correct and it has to go to the DNC, then they function as a super PAC.

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in 81 million and 888,000:

I think Biden has turned a blind eye to Chinese coercion. I think he has missed the boat on China's road &belt programs and I think his general actions give off a perception big weakness that has emboldened Chinese military provocations against their neighbors

I (kind of) agree with your last point, but I don't think President Trump would have been better for the first two, and probably worse on the second. To counter the Belt and Road requires a global outlook from the US, not an isolation outlook. And realistically, the major Belt and Road projects have been planned and started long before President Trump and President Biden.

[Axtremus]

The "Belt and Road" program peaked during the Trump administration (measured by investment amounts). It has further weakened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and is barely a thing now. There is not much of the "Belt and Road" boat to be missed by the Biden administration.

Scuttling the Transpacific Partnership Program is among the stupidest things that Trump did as far as China-related foreign policy goes.

The CHIP Act is among the smartest things that Biden has done to curb China's ambition, economically and militarily (no advanced chips means no advanced weaponry).

[89th]

@George-K said in 81 million and 888,000:

There are rumblings, including those from the FEC chair, saying that it's illegal for Biden to dump his money to Harris.

(popcorn)

Does it matter? Hasn’t she raised like $250 million since Biden’s announcement?

[jon-nyc]

I think she’s raising it into the same fund.

They should have opened a new account, but doing that would have been conceding the point.

Anyway I doubt money will be a problem for her

[George K]

@Jolly said in 81 million and 888,000:

ActBlue.

Like I said, lots of individual donations, many of the same denomination, no CVV number and most likely from China ...

I just made a $5 donation to ActBlue using a valid Visa Card. They asked my CC number and the CVV.

But the name, the address and the email are all fake.

[jon-nyc]

Thank you, George.

Did you consider making it recurring?

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in 81 million and 888,000:

Thank you, George.

You're more than welcome.

Did you consider making it recurring?

Yes.

I considered it, for about a millisecond.

[LuFins Dad]

Send me your credit card number and let me give it a shot…

[Axtremus]

To be fair and balanced, also try the same on the Republican fund raising site WinRed.

[LuFins Dad]

@Axtremus said in 81 million and 888,000:

To be fair and balanced, also try the same on the Republican fund raising site WinRed.

I have. Many times. I’ll try it again. Thanks for the recommendation.

[George K]

@Axtremus said in 81 million and 888,000:

To be fair and balanced, also try the same on the Republican fund raising site WinRed.

Same result. I was able to do with fake ID, address, and valid CC #.

And, to my credit, I did so without asking Jon to balance it out.

[Axtremus]

White Women for Harris

[Copper]

Women are good

[Axtremus]

"First week" figures:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/28/kamala-harris-brings-in-200-million-in-first-week-of-her-candidacy-00171525

Kamala Harris brings in $200 million in first week of her candidacy
The fundraising haul was powered by first-time donors amid support from young voters.

Of course, fundraising performance does not guarantee victory. (Remember Jeb Bush?)