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by codingdave 2492 days ago
I'm wary of this as a way to raise funds for a candidate. It feels like "Trust us, we'll totally give the money to someone, someday." Even if that is true, there are presumably costs to build and run the site, so less than 100% of you money will get to the candidate.

It seems like there would be more value in making this free to play, and using any popularity to get a message out.
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kofman 2492 days ago
The donations are handled 100% by ActBlue which is the non-profit site (run on tips) that handles donations for all the democratic candidates. They raised >$1B for the Democrats in the last cycle.

We are self-funding our minimal infra costs and the work is being done by volunteers on a part-time basis.

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codingdave 2492 days ago
OK, Cool - I did not know who ActBlue was. I know there is a link to them, but it might be worth surfacing some info about them on your page to avoid similar initial reactions.
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