Democratic Primaries

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts) Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:34 PM Apr 2019

okay those invovled with fund raising for any candidate.. I have a question..

fund raising is not something I have ever been involved with.. here is the question.. if a person donates 25.00 in a quarterly period.. that is counted as 1 person donating.. if another person donates five dollars .. five different times in the same period is that counted as 5 people donating .. or just one person donating 5 times.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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okay those invovled with fund raising for any candidate.. I have a question.. (Original Post) Peacetrain Apr 2019 OP

I believe that your second example is seen as one person giving 5 times. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #1

Thanks Peggy... I owe someone an apology Peacetrain Apr 2019 #3

I think you're getting at how campaigns report bigtree Apr 2019 #2

maybe I don't owe an apology?? Peacetrain Apr 2019 #4

I believe it would take a person lying about their personal information Amimnoch Apr 2019 #6

Ahhhhh... back to the apology Peacetrain Apr 2019 #7

There is a difference in wording that is reported. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #5

Thank you Weekiwater.. Peacetrain Apr 2019 #8

Sanders reported 900,000 donations from 550,000 individuals. marylandblue Apr 2019 #9

Reports Itemize Donations, Donors, Unique Donors And Average Donation Per Donor (n/t) corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #10

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts)

1. I believe that your second example is seen as one person giving 5 times.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:37 PM

Apr 2019

NOT as 5 separate donations.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

3. Thanks Peggy... I owe someone an apology

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:41 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

bigtree

(85,998 posts)

2. I think you're getting at how campaigns report

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:40 PM

Apr 2019

...donors vs. donations.

For instance, Buttigieg reported # of 'donors,' and Harris reported # of 'donations.'

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

4. maybe I don't owe an apology??

Reply to bigtree (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:43 PM

Apr 2019

If someone donates from their work mail ip and then their home ip.. I said that is probably counted as different people donating online... I have never donated online.. always through the mail.. (age does tell) .. so I may have this all bass ackwards

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

6. I believe it would take a person lying about their personal information

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:51 PM

Apr 2019

to count as multiple individuals.

just changing IP or locations, or even devices still connects me to my information as soon as I log in. I believe changing name, or address information is the only thing that might get it to count as a different person. Not positive, as I always just donate as me. I do know that it connects to my own information no matter the device or ISP I'm using.

I would suspect (and hope) that falsifying donor information is a federal crime.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

7. Ahhhhh... back to the apology

Reply to Amimnoch (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:55 PM

Apr 2019

thanks... they are not dishonest in any way shape or form...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)

5. There is a difference in wording that is reported.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 01:47 PM

Apr 2019

"Individual donations" and "Individual donors"

In your full scenario, there are two individual donors and six individual donations. I have seen reports use both.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden