Charles Gaba: In 2020, this didn't seem to make much difference to most people: I raised nearly as much for the candidates running in the 16 "pipe dream" races as I did for the dozen or so competitive races (around 55% competitive vs. ~45% long shots). HOWEVER, look at this cycle:

I realize this may seem a wee bit tone deaf today of all days, but under the circumstances this actually seems more relevant than ever: #Blue24 June 2024 Fundraising Report: Up 79% vs. May; up 87% for the cycle! blue24.org/24/07/01/jun...

Blue24.orgblue24.org Not a PAC. Just links to let you donate *directly* to multiple Democratic candidates at once. All donations go directly to the campaigns listed.

Here's how my Blue24.org Dem fundraising project looks thru the end of June compared to the same point in 2024: $762,000 raised for Democrats up & down the ballot vs. $408,000 four years ago.

If that doesn't impress, here's the same categories broken out in bar graph format. SENATE fundraising is slightly behind 2020, but HOUSE fundraising is up 66%, and STATE LEGISLATIVE fundraising is a stunning 7.3x HIGHER than the same point four years ago.

(I've raised FAR more for statewide executive races, President Biden, state Supreme Court races & miscellaneous funds so far as well, but I wasn't really promoting the first two last cycle and didn't even include the second two so that doesn't really count).

But wait, there's even more good news! While it's true that my U.S. SENATE fundraising is down 5% overall from the same point in 2020, when you break the Senate races out between TOP TIER & LONG SHOT status the picture is VERY different.

As my followers know, for *statewide* races only, my policy is to include both swing states *and* red states, extreme odds be damned: Oklahoma, Wyoming, etc. HOWEVER, I also make sure to list the "pipe dream" states separately on the page & label them as such on the page.

In 2020, this didn't seem to make much difference to most people: I raised nearly as much for the candidates running in the 16 "pipe dream" races as I did for the dozen or so competitive races (around 55% competitive vs. ~45% long shots). HOWEVER, look at this cycle:

While my overall Senate fundraising is down 5%, for the 10 COMPETITIVE Senate races (8 Dem-held, plus FL & TX), it's actually UP 38% vs. 2020! In fact, the ratio has gone from 55/45 to 81/19 between competitive and extreme long shot races.

Why is this important? It suggests that Democratic donors are being more practical this cycle; instead of flushing tens of millions of dollars down the drain on high-profile pipe dreams (Amy McGrath, Marcus Flowers), hopefully they're being more pragmatic.

'm not saying you shouldn't donate ANYTHING to extreme long shots--if I felt that way I wouldn't list them on my pages at all. I'm saying we should give them enough to run a respectable race, but don't *flood* them w/money which could go to a dozen other, more competitive races.

One final graph: Here's a rolling 21-day average of how much I've raised for all ~700 candidates combined (from President Biden down to the smallest State House district). Take a wild guess when #TheDebate happened. Democrats are PISSED, and it's not at Biden.

P.S. Unlike some PACs (which I'm not) where "consultants" & "overhead" sucks up 70%+ of what they raise, I don't receive ONE DIME from what I'm raising for Democrats. If you'd like to support my efforts independently, you can do so here, thank you! www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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P.P.S. And of course you can keep it going by donating here: blue24.org

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