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SunSeeker

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23. We don't have publicly funded campaigns, so campaigns are forced to do this.

Reply to BeneteauBum (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:31 PM

Mar 26

They don't like it any more than you do, but money is necessary to win.

Just type "Stop" or delete the text.

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I'm being overwhelmed [View all] BeneteauBum Mar 26 OP

As they say, no good deed goes unpunished. cloudbase Mar 26 #1

Ive began to unsubscribe..one after another.. replying End2End to texts BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 26 #2

Same! Beyond annoying... Wuddles440 Mar 26 #10

I'm doing the same! City Lights Mar 27 #41

I hear you buzzycrumbhunger Mar 26 #3

Welcome to the United States of Capitalism! OldBaldy1701E Mar 27 #37

I think the overwhelming, chronic begging backfires Skittles Mar 26 #4

It never stops. mr715 Mar 26 #5

"Sand Hook Promise" was emailing me a few times a day!! so much that I suspected it was a scam BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 26 #17

I was a Harris supporter FHRRK1 Mar 26 #6

Here's what I think... 2naSalit Mar 26 #7

When we have a candidate to run against the orange creature BeneteauBum Mar 26 #9

I donated once before, never again. All it took was one time, and it then took me years to finally get rid of all of SWBTATTReg Mar 26 #8

Same same for both dems and reps. Even worse is automatic repeat donations unless you decline. Norrrm Mar 26 #11

I've taken to marking all of them as spam. hedda_foil Mar 26 #12

I gave Rebl2 Mar 26 #13

Same here... debsy Mar 26 #14

Have you tried unsubscribing? It works! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #15

Yes BeneteauBum Mar 26 #28

Well, it does take persistence, but I finally worked on it until... littlemissmartypants Mar 27 #33

Oh, I'm fine BeneteauBum Mar 27 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 26 #16

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor here.. Escape Mar 26 #18

You wrote: "I wonder if the candidates even know that their campaign staffs are hounding supporters for money. FSogol Mar 27 #36

Thanks for the info... Escape Mar 27 #38

I set up a routine that automatically responds with STOP ecstatic Mar 26 #19

I'm getting 5-6 solicitations a day from politicians, to health issues, to native american organizations, and beyond. patphil Mar 26 #20

Fundraising is a necessity. I never begrudge them asking for support. AnotherMother4Peace Mar 26 #21

It is necessary BeneteauBum Mar 26 #31

Yeah, I sent money to the ACLU three weeks ago, Ilsa Mar 26 #22

We don't have publicly funded campaigns, so campaigns are forced to do this. SunSeeker Mar 26 #23

I've learned to hit 'Unsubscribe' without guilt and just pick my spots... johnnyplankton Mar 26 #24

OVERWHELMED...... drumpfsucks Mar 26 #25

Ignore them or block them for now fujiyamasan Mar 26 #26

When I start getting daily emails they get blocked and permanently junked. Martin68 Mar 26 #27

New email. New phone and register the Tetrachloride Mar 26 #29

Same I got a bunch of mail today and the emails ugh!!!! kimbutgar Mar 26 #30

A good way to donate is through Qutzupalotl Mar 27 #32

But if PACs spend money on their campaigns they're accused of being corrupt, "taking" money from billionaires betsuni Mar 27 #35

I donate to food banks and direct homeless. MerryBlooms Mar 27 #39

Yes this is a no problem D_Master81 Mar 27 #40

Exactly BeneteauBum Mar 27 #42