Top Democrat Fundraising Organization In “Turmoil,” Senior Officials Abruptly Resign

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One of the Democrat Party’s biggest fundraising platforms, ActBlue, seems to be facing some serious trouble.

According to The New York Times, the organization has “plunged into turmoil” with seven senior officials abruptly leaving the group without any explanation.

One lawyer who is still with ActBlue says that he faced “internal retaliation” from the group.

ActBlue has been the subject of many probes and repeatedly accused of crimes like fraud and money laundering.

Kari Lake shared the news:

Charlie Kirk broke down what’s going on:

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he NYT reports that ActBlue is in “turmoil.”

Mysteriously, seven top executives have all left in the past three weeks, several of whom had all been there more than a decade. None of them will explain on the record why they left.

The last remaining lawyer at ActBlue’s general counsel’s office has been locked out of his email and put on leave after sending internal messages that “we have Whistleblower Policies for a reason.”

Two unions representing ActBlue employees are openly questioning the group’s stability and call the situation “alarming.” They’re demanding the hiring of an independent investigator.

More than $16 billion has passed through ActBlue in the past 20 years. What could they possibly be hiding?

More details from the original New York Times report:

ActBlue, the online fund-raising organization that powers Democratic candidates, has plunged into turmoil, with at least seven senior officials resigning late last month and a remaining lawyer suggesting he faced internal retaliation.

The departures from ActBlue, which helps raise money for Democrats running for office at all levels of government, come as the group is under investigation by congressional Republicans. They have advanced legislation that some Democrats warn could be used to debilitate what is the party’s leading fund-raising operation.

The exodus has set off deep concerns about ActBlue’s future. Last week, two unions representing the group’s workers sent a blistering letter to ActBlue’s board of directors that listed the seven officials who had left. The letter described an “alarming pattern” of departures that was “eroding our confidence in the stability of the organization.”

What prompted so many longtime ActBlue officials to leave is not clear — none of the former officials agreed to be interviewed on the record.

Like many organizations, as we undergo some transition heading into this new election cycle, we are focused on ensuring we have a strong team in place,” said Megan Hughes, an ActBlue spokeswoman. “We greatly appreciate the contributions of our incredible team members and remain deeply committed to the success of our organization and our mission to enable grass-roots supporters to make their voices heard.”

According to the letter from the ActBlue unions, which has not been previously reported and was confirmed as authentic by three people briefed on its contents, the senior staff departures began on Feb. 21. That day, ActBlue’s customer service and partnerships directors, who had both worked at the group for more than a decade, left, according to the unions’ letter.

Looks like ActBlue could be on its last legs.



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