Thread by @JakeReif

We just crossed $13,000!

I didn’t mean this thread to talk about fundraising, but it’s hard to see the hundreds of thousands raised by SuperPACs from well intentioned online donors who don’t realize that these folks are not in Georgia and not using that money best.

https://twitter.com/jakereif/status/1333811726844895234

I really don’t want to be a downer but after this election we should talk more about the way a lot of Democratic money that should be going to candidates is going to superPACs like Democratic Coalition, Really American, MeidasTouch, Win Back PAC.

And more.

These are groups with no footprint in Georgia, with no one to hold them accountable, who have seriously gamed Twitter so that most of the fundraising links you see retweeted by the massive accounts, including celebrities like Bette Midler, go to them.

It’s widespread.

Really American is so all in on fundraising for Georgia they’ve been created a *2nd* fundraiser just to put up billboards.

I promise, billboards will not win Georgia.

Nor will ads, especially from outside groups that mostly share the online to *fundraise more.*

My point here is not to accuse these groups of fraud, though I do think a lot of folks *think* they are donating to the candidates.

It’s just that this money can be used better, and these groups make it more difficult for *folks like me* to fundraise.

I’ve even seen some of *my own graphics* like this one, show up in the comments of tweets from these groups, which help them get even more eyes on those tweets.

Please don’t use my art to fundraise for superPACs,

You’re welcome to use it, but please include my link.

Sorry, this is the graphic I mean.

Here is the link: secure.actblue.com/donate/blue-ga