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RKP5637

(67,086 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:25 PM Mar 2013

So, I make a contribution to the Democratic Congressional Campaign

Committee. And they say my contribution is flagged and will be screened by a staffer to make sure it meets their high standards. WTF is that all about? And they will get back to me on email with a receipt if they accept my donation. WTF? I'm kinda pissed, like my money isn't good enough to meet DCCC standards?

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So, I make a contribution to the Democratic Congressional Campaign (Original Post) RKP5637 Mar 2013 OP

maybe they are turning down liberals lol nt msongs Mar 2013 #1

LOL - They came back a few minutes ago and said it was accepted! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #4

Random audit check, perhaps? MADem Mar 2013 #2

Yep, could be. They came back just a bit ago and said it was accepted. Had me a RKP5637 Mar 2013 #3

Taking a moment to give a crap who is funding you is a *good* thing. -eom gcomeau Mar 2013 #5

Yep! Agree! As someone else said it was probably a spot check. They got back to RKP5637 Mar 2013 #6

msongs

(67,361 posts)

1. maybe they are turning down liberals lol nt

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:36 PM

Mar 2013

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

4. LOL - They came back a few minutes ago and said it was accepted! n/t

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:02 PM

Mar 2013

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Random audit check, perhaps?

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:57 PM

Mar 2013

Making sure you are a US citizen, not a representative from some foreign power trying to influence US elections, that kind of thing?

Better to do it now than to be embarrassed/humiliated by "bad" contributions later, I'm guessing...

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

3. Yep, could be. They came back just a bit ago and said it was accepted. Had me a

Reply to MADem (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:01 PM

Mar 2013

bit concerned the more I thought about it ... like maybe I had slipped a decimal point and was trying to give them 40k or something ... could have been a random audit.

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)

5. Taking a moment to give a crap who is funding you is a *good* thing. -eom

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:09 PM

Mar 2013

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

6. Yep! Agree! As someone else said it was probably a spot check. They got back to