Spike in GOP Small-Dollar Donations Draws Federal Scrutiny

[Carlitos Brigante]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spike-gop-small-dollar-donations-084003777.html

The campaign for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says it received $3.5 million this year in small-dollar contributions—so small, in fact, that the campaign doesn’t even need to reveal its donors.

The Federal Election Commission, however, is skeptical.

Last week, the FEC asked the Greene campaign to check its books and make sure those numbers were right—did it really raise nearly 80 percent of its money this year from small-dollar donors? If the past is any precedent, all the campaign will need to do is say yes, and that will be it.

At issue is a rule governing the privacy of small-dollar donors, who have been giving to Republican campaigns in record numbers—sometimes unwittingly. Until a donor gives a campaign a total of $200 for an election—the “itemization threshold”—the campaign doesn’t have to disclose any details, including the donor’s identifying information. Their name, their location, and the name of their employer can remain private, known only to the campaign.

[SharonClark]

1. The FEC should be more than skeptical.

Does anyone expect Marjorie Terrorist Greene to be honest in her reporting?

"Unitemized" donations used to mean the money collected by passing the hat. No one raises $3.5 million that way.

[Carlitos Brigante]

3. What if said hat was "Sean Hannity head sized". I'd think you can fit over 2M easy in there. nt

[ZonkerHarris]

2. Time to change the law/rules.

[Champp]

4. Since she's a Republican, you have to doubt her

Republican track record of grift and lies is way to long to ever give them even a blink of trust.

[TheRealNorth]

6. Yup

Unlimited money can be coordinated to target Democratic voters to dampen enthusiasm and/or create cynicism to persuade them not to vote.

[PortTack]

8. Absolutely not going to happen in PA. Josh Shapiro the AG there said no way!