FEC listings are public records, but audiences and context matter a lot. I've struggled to find a balance with this, calling attention to tech companies' political giving by citing FEC materials that contain employee names and (sometimes) home addresses. It's tricky.
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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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This is not a politically helpful way of doing this critique. Especially with an account of your size. Formulated this way you are just helping the right wing talking points gain traction. Do better.
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That's kind of an exasperating thing to say to someone. For two years I've been campaigning hard for change on the basis of FEC records, and struggled with the same ethical boundaries that I feel Mr. Castro crossed. I don't care who it helps or hinders to say that.
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