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most people think political donations are pointless. that's why I’m building Make Congress EARN your support!

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@GregAbbott_TX Does this mean you're against the 10 Commandments in Texas classrooms, too?

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@RepClayFuller Who cares. What have you done for us lately?

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@WardLocke_ @Gavin_McInnes Wouldn't it be easier and therefore make more sense to simply adjust your policies to be more attractive to the current population? Instead of plotting to design a future demographic that likes you?

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@SenFettermanPA Lunacy is thinking your own beliefs matter more than those of the people you represent.

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@GregAbbott_TX Politicians get away with this because once they're elected, we the people lose power over them.

Getting mad won’t get it back. Giving them money first won’t either.

What if they only got your money after doing the right thing?

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@GregAbbott_TX Does this mean you're against the 10 Commandments in Texas classrooms, too?

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@Divine34398578 @RogerZenAF That regret is exactly the problem with giving campaigns money upfront. Once the donation clears, the donor has no leverage left.

What would you have required Fetterman to do before he received your support?

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You invoke government of, by, and for the people, then immediately ask people to hand over money upfront.

What should @PatRyanUC and a Democratic majority have to accomplish before supporters give them more? Why shouldn’t campaigns have to earn that money through public legislative action first?

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@DebbieLesko Serious question. What should Congress have to accomplish before supporters give Ciscomani more money?

We keep asking voters to donate upfront to preserve a majority, but the campaign gets paid whether that majority delivers anything or not.

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POWERBACK works from the donor side. Politicians do not have to sign up, agree to participate, or route all their donations through the platform.

I agree that political donations should ultimately be banned. Until then, this is a way to fight fire with fire while also protesting how absurd the whole system is.

Would you be willing to create an account and try setting up a Celebration? You do not have to follow through with a donation. I mainly want to know whether the process makes sense once you try it and where anything becomes confusing.

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I may have made it sound like the politician has to sign up for POWERBACK, but they don’t. The app is for citizen-donors.

When you say absolute transparency everywhere, what would that look like in practice? What do you think people are usually trying to hide when political money is kept opaque? I appreciate all of your feedback, my man!

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That’s exactly the danger I worry about too.

https://t.co/2OUNbddNW4 is my attempt to test the conditional-donation idea, but the mechanism only matters if people trust that politicians, large donors, or the platform itself can’t quietly manipulate the conditions.

What safeguard would matter most to you: conditions chosen directly by donors, verification through official public records, complete transparency of every transfer, or something else?

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@4mmjf @actblue I can't be the only one that wonders why political donations are given upfront instead of being tied to a clear legislative goal in action.

What specifically would you want Talarico to accomplish in exchange for your support, if you had the power?

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@4evaBlessed23 @Jessicam6946 It's maddening that PACs can pool enormous amounts of money while ordinary donors still have no control over what their own support is supposed to accomplish.

What if there was a platform that only carries out conditions chosen directly by individual donors themselves?

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@GrantLeeKelley @rising_serpent That’s exactly why this all feels so broken. Your money is gone, but the trust you placed in them is never repaid.

Would you feel differently if your support had been tied to a specific public action instead of handed over upfront on faith alone?

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@scb6289 @DailyCaller that depends. Are you a member?

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@Jim_Jordan Whether you hate ActBlue, WinRed, or the whole fundraising circus, the real problem is the same: politicians get paid upfront and accountability never comes due.

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What if donors just stopped paying upfront?

No donations unless the vote actually happens.

Would that change how fast Congress moves?

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Like a rocket! 🚀💵 We raised $445,174.81 in less than 48 hours!

The grassroots moneybomb hit $351,318 in 24 hours, so we kept the site live for another 15 hours until the Q1 FEC deadline.

Thank you everyone who gave to the Save the Republic Moneybomb!
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Everyone’s focused on whether this is legit or a grift.

But we keep funding politicians before they do anything.

Maybe that’s the real problem.

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Mullah Money Masshole strikes again.

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@RealHickory Everyone arguing about who’s a grifter, but the system literally rewards it.

We give them money first and hope for results later. Why would that ever produce anything different?