A fundraising drive from Trump and the RNC netted a million dollars Tuesday
Republicans are latching onto conservative outrage over the push to impeach President Donald Trump — and turning it into a 2020 fundraising bonanza.
Most of the proceeds of Tuesday’s fundraising drive will benefit Trump’s campaign. But the effort was partly aimed at Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, one of a swelling group of freshmen Democrats who represent districts Trump carried in 2016 and have come out in support of an impeachment inquiry.Sign Up
Through Tuesday evening, the anti-Slotkin fundraising campaign had generated over $350,000, with half going to the president and half going to the Michigan race.and Trump-endorsed online donor platform. Republican officials hope the site will finally enable them to compete with the Democratic small dollar juggernaut ActBlue, which raked in around $1.6 billion during the 2018 midterms.
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