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Small-dollar Democratic donors give $420 million through ActBlue in first half of year
BY SARAH EWALL-WICE
JULY 17, 2019 / 9:03 AM / CBS NEWS
The Democratic fundraising nonprofit ActBlue announced small donors gave $420 million using their technology in the first half of the year.
With the election still more than a year away, 3.3 million people donated to nearly 9,000 Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations, the organization said. The average donation was $32.
In the second quarter of the year alone, donors gave $246 million.
"Small-dollar donors are already showing that they will be a force in races up and down the ballot this cycle. These numbers show that there is incredible energy among the grassroots already, and we're still more than a year out from Election Day," said ActBlue Executive Director Erin Hill in a statement.
"We're seeing millions of donors, record-breaking totals every quarter, and a rapidly-growing small-dollar army that is ready to help Democrats take back everything from school boards to the White House next year."
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/small-dollar-democratic-donors-give-420-million-through-actblue-in-first-half-of-year/
