Today is every 2014 candidate’s last chance to show
“early” momentum in fundraising,
because of tonight’s end of Federal Election Commission quarterly contribution filing period.
“Whose contributors & supporters have been energized?”
will be part of next month’s argument over
“who is winning the ceiling-shutdown stand-off?”
Act Blue makes it easy to contribute to a number of candidates with a small number of clicks, and you don’t even have to pay until your credit card bill arrives.
Even an officeholder whose term goes past 2014 is strengthened by contributions, which can be recycled to help and influence other candidates. (That is how many of your least-favorite candidates maintain their power).