So glad I send all of my donations directly to the Candidates’ websites. It’s more work to be familiar with the candidates, but at least you really are helping the right people.
Exactly right. I remember back when the Tea Party thing started there were several of us on FR who thought the smartest thing the Democrat Party and Soros could do would be to start a bunch of false-front “TP” groups and funnel the money into Move On and other liberal outfits.
Not necessarily. Any contributions made directly to Speaker Ryan's primary opponent Paul Nehlen still largely ended up in the pockets of Dan Backer - who served as Nehlen's campaign manager/treasurer - and the insider vendor groups to whom Backer directed Nehlen campaign funds (including vendors owned or controlled by Dan Backer).
As the article points out, Backer also managed 36 other candidates. There is a good chance that FReeper dollars have helped to make Backer's monthly luxury car payments.