I think Joaquin Castro crossed a line. I'm cool with calling out donors who are public figures, or very well known. Listing random people in a tweet that's going to be seen by a big audience, even when you can get that same list easily by searching the FEC site, is icky.
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You don't want to punish people for participating in our political system, whether that's as donors, volunteers, candidates or staff. This is another example of those semi-private spaces I'm always going on about. You can find the names, but they shouldn't be shouted out loud.
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I think it's perfectly fine to ask "why is the owner of BURT'S BBQ here in San Antonio giving to Trump?". I think it's fine to link the FEC records. I don't think it's cool to publish an easy-to-retweet graphic of a bunch of people's full names, many of them retirees.
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If people are willing to invest in racism and fascism, knowing that those investments are public information, they absolutely should be exposed.
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It can also be twisted the other way. What if someone broadcasted the people who donated to a very LGBTQ friendly candidate from a state or county that is very hostile to LGBTQ? And tagged local businesses and churches?
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