Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue is using International Women’s Day to celebrate its efforts to help women “build political power” and “live without the threat of violence.” But the platform processes donations to powerful men accused of everything from strangling their wives to threatening to kill their wives.
ActBlue, which is used almost universally by Democratic candidates across the country, has come under fire for hosting candidates accused of sexual harassment. Last summer, the group booted then-New York governor Andrew Cuomo following sexual-harassment allegations from several staffers. But Cuomo’s ouster was the exception, not the rule. Read More…
