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calimary

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12. I actually do get that.

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 07:00 PM

Oct 2021

But for Pete’s sake, there’s asking for an occasional bit of help, and there’s being absolutely deluged, nonstop. I don’t have the means to fund everybody who’s relentlessly hounding me.

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I have to ask: is anyone else being BESIEGED with email begging [View all] calimary Oct 2021 OP

50-60 emails a day Bettie Oct 2021 #1

Shit - I'm glad it's not just me. calimary Oct 2021 #8

Very sorry to say that my small donation to a Dem. candidate resulted in spamming from Act Blue. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 #80

Same! pazzyanne Oct 2021 #38

It is out of control. I donate on teh regular I am not interested in donating cinematicdiversions Oct 2021 #63

+1 Insightful. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #70

I get besieged whenever I donate. Kali Oct 2021 #2

I get many also and lately I'm up to 10 or more texts a day. MLAA Oct 2021 #3

I'm dropping all subscribed emails, let some other people handle the freight. Historic NY Oct 2021 #4

I clicked the unsubscribe button and put a stop to it last year nt msongs Oct 2021 #5

Who do you want your politians beholden to: small donors like you or big corporate donors??? marble falls Oct 2021 #6

it's not that they ask for money Skittles Oct 2021 #10

THIS !!!!!!! calimary Oct 2021 #15

and the news is always doom and gloom Skittles Oct 2021 #16

exactly.. so many times per day. Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #91

I actually do get that. calimary Oct 2021 #12

Makes no difference. AverageOldGuy Oct 2021 #68

Yes. I've unsubscribed and blocked them. Nt spooky3 Oct 2021 #7

The more you contribute, the more solicitations you get. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #9

aint that the truth. Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #89

You don't have the ability to Delete Emails ? JI7 Oct 2021 #11

Oh yes I do. And I have. calimary Oct 2021 #14

Go to the bottom and hit the Unsubscribe link csziggy Oct 2021 #61

Deleting doesn't do any good AverageOldGuy Oct 2021 #66

Yes FakeNoose Oct 2021 #13

All the time. I usually get 15-20 e-mails a day. alwaysinasnit Oct 2021 #17

BESIEGED is the word. Sick to death of all of them. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #18

I hate it, & some of the titles are insulting to one's intelligence. At the bottom of the page... Hekate Oct 2021 #19

Oh yes.. whathehell Oct 2021 #20

Welcome to America Bucky Oct 2021 #21

Yep. Me too. calimary Nov 2021 #93

At some point, we need to have a "come to Jeebus meeting" with our candidates jmbar2 Oct 2021 #22

I get them all the time...at least GP6971 Oct 2021 #23

Yep! End of the month, elections looming... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #24

i've been getting them too CatWoman Oct 2021 #25

Yeah. I keep blocking them all to go to trash but I still seem to get 3-4 new ones GoodRaisin Oct 2021 #26

iCloud and GMail have good filters. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #27

A change of email address will do wonders. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #28

Interesting strategy. calimary Nov 2021 #94

I immediately look for the unsubscribe link lunatica Oct 2021 #29

I don't recall a single political email in a couple years. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #30

Would you like to get some? I can arrange it..... brooklynite Oct 2021 #53

Catch me if you can. i made an email account just for DU Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #56

About 30 a day, it is about as bad as last year. doc03 Oct 2021 #31

60-80 emails a day, PLEASE!!!! GIVE ME MONEY!!!! PatrickforB Oct 2021 #32

last chance to give rpannier Oct 2021 #43

If I could rec a single post this one would be it Leith Oct 2021 #57

Yeah, no kidding! calimary Nov 2021 #84

I don't know where they all came from all of a sudden - just counted - 23 today! George II Oct 2021 #33

I have made it a point not to donate to political campaigns just for this very reason. No Vested Interest Oct 2021 #34

When you Rebl2 Oct 2021 #35

Yes! It's so bad that I'm just reporting all of them as spam. NellieStarbuck Oct 2021 #36

So many I have homegirl Oct 2021 #37

No. If I donate, I quickly unsubscribe. Any breakthrough emails go to spam. Croney Oct 2021 #39

that's smart Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #92

I stopped giving out my e-mail address. lastlib Oct 2021 #40

It's that time of month alfredo Oct 2021 #41

Yeah I get them rpannier Oct 2021 #42

Yes broiles Oct 2021 #44

Yes. It is the end of the month and that's when they increase East-A-Squared Oct 2021 #45

Politicians begging for money? Aussie105 Oct 2021 #46

You can "unsubscribe", usually in small print near the bottom. It's The LAW! SharonAnn Oct 2021 #50

I unsubscribe to all of them. I can donate later if I want. SharonAnn Oct 2021 #47

I get dozens every day and weekly snail mail. It has become tiresome. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #48

Sorry to disagree... brooklynite Oct 2021 #51

You mean like every other election year? brooklynite Oct 2021 #49

I unsubscribed Gore1FL Oct 2021 #52

15-20 emails, don't bother me. The 5 to 10 texts, some coming at 1 am, yea, kind of salty. cayugafalls Oct 2021 #54

charity begins at home ! ya donate once & your screwed ! sell your address ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #55

Set up a gmail address just for donating.... reACTIONary Oct 2021 #58

It's the nature of the beast, I'm afraid. dobleremolque Oct 2021 #59

The phone calls are worse IronLionZion Oct 2021 #60

My entire lifetime donation to politicians is zero dollars. Lucky Luciano Oct 2021 #62

As long as you don't complain about how the Party spends its money.... brooklynite Oct 2021 #64

I feel your pain!!!!! AverageOldGuy Oct 2021 #65

I unsubscribe and... appmanga Oct 2021 #67

Texts and calls. The emails I don't see, I guess due to being filtered away ecstatic Oct 2021 #69

Unsubscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribe. Mz Pip Oct 2021 #71

I block them in my gmail. Duppers Oct 2021 #72

It's done this way because it works...enough of the time to offset the annoyance... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2021 #73

We are all besieged with these emails, texts and phone calls. virgdem Oct 2021 #74

I got a phone call from a Dennis Nunez robot last night Thunderbeast Oct 2021 #75

Yes. Tons. Chellee Oct 2021 #76

Block phone texts and unsubscribe emails. The mail solicitations NoMoreRepugs Oct 2021 #77

I am hurl Oct 2021 #78

Shitloads every day - and many with real urgent sounding bullshit: "We already lost" or Rabrrrrrr Oct 2021 #79

I hate the "wish Obama a happy birthday" type. you know darn well that you won;t be allowed Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #90

I've sent all of those things to spam MiniMe Oct 2021 #81

I'm getting 25 to 35 or 40 per day. Trust_Reality Oct 2021 #82

YOU'RE not the downer, my friend. calimary Nov 2021 #95

by text if they have my phone number. what is annoying.. after donating to ACT BLUE get immediate Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #83

It's really galling! calimary Nov 2021 #85

it's overwhelming but I send them what I can to help, especially Terry cadoman Nov 2021 #86

50 plus everyday and I never give them a dime Raine Nov 2021 #87

Five more since 8 PM last night. George II Nov 2021 #88

Doesn't your email have any spam filtering available? lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #96