Speaking seriously though, one thing I'm proud of and that distinguishes the State Slate/Great Slate from most other efforts I know of to fundraise from the tech community is that we do it openly and in full public view here on Twitter
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There's a mailing list (http://eepurl.com/dmnmUY ) which you are welcome to join, and a small coordinating Slack behind the scenes, but mostly what you see here is what you get. The thing I hate most about Moneyball-style funding efforts in Silicon Valley is undemocratic secrecy
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Every donation is also publicly disclosed and a matter of public record. There is an infinite shady universe out there of indirect, undisclosed donation pathways I am shielding you from (like giving to state committees or grifty super PACs). I think it's important to be open
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I've also never talked with anyone in the national Democratic Party about politics or fundraising, but I do regret to say that as of summer 2020, most of our decisions take place in a smoke-filled room.
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One final bit of data—though we've been able to raise $30K per candidate on the State Slate, 7/8 of our Florida campaigns have still raised less than their Republican opponent, and most are outraised a factor of 2 or more. State house races are badly underfunded nationally.
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Unlike many other states, Florida has fairly frequent financing disclosures, so the pattern is more visible there. But the failure to adequately fund good Democratic challengers at the state level is national
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