[ [link removed] ]Katie Porter for Governor



Dear John,

You’ve probably seen them: political emails that try to shame or scare you
into donating.

As a consumer protection attorney, I hate these scammy tactics. Let me
break down some of the most common ones, so you can spot the BS (and share
the knowledge with your friends and loved ones).

 1. “We need 5,238 donors from YOUR zip code.” This is fake. Donations
from different parts of the state or country can signal support, but
campaigns aren’t doing crazy math like this to meet goals or
deadlines.

 2. “Donate $5 today and it will be triple matched.” There’s no mysterious
fairy matching donations. Just look at how the match “offers” get
higher and higher seemingly randomly the more they want you to donate.

 3. “Warning: Payment incomplete.” These are the worst. There’s no excuse
for campaigns misleading Americans into thinking they’ve missed a
bill.

Here’s what is real. We have goals and timelines that we use to keep
ourselves on track to raise what we need and to evaluate the volume of
voter contact we can pay for.

Our April end-of-month deadline is fast approaching, and because I reject
all donations from corporations, lobbyists, and executives at Big Pharma,
Big Oil, and Big Banks, the only way this campaign hits its targets is by
folks like you chipping in.

[ [link removed] ]So please,
John, I’m
making a 100% BS-free ask. Will you donate $10 or whatever you can to help
us hit our April goal?



[ [link removed] ]Donate ›››



More soon,

Katie




 




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