Ever wonder why you receive endless email and snail mail asking for money for Democrats? [View all]

[AverageOldGuy]

I do. Day in, day out, mostly email, begging for a donation.

There's a long article on the Lawyers, Guns, and Money blog that describes the PAC that serves as the mothership for DNC PACs. This is the conclusion of the article. IF this is true . . . . well, read the article.

After subtracting these massive operational costs—the payments to Mothership, the fees for texting services, the cost of digital ads and list rentals—the final sum delivered to candidates and committees is vanishingly small. My analysis of the network’s FEC disbursements reveals that, at most, $11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees.

But here’s the number that should end all debate:

This represents a fundraising efficiency rate of just 1.6 percent.

Here’s what that number means: for every dollar a grandmother in Iowa donates believing she’s saving democracy, 98 cents goes to consultants and operational costs. Just pennies reach actual campaigns

And why would the Democratic party “leadership” tolerate this cozy little arrangement?

This parasitic ecosystem could not thrive without the tacit approval of the Democratic establishment. The relationship between the Mothership network and the official party is not adversarial; it is deeply symbiotic.

The firm’s founders are, as noted, alumni of the DCCC. They didn’t just bring their contacts; they brought the “churn and burn” playbook, which was developed and honed inside the party’s own campaign arm. They simply privatized the party’s dirtiest tactics. This is not a rogue operation; it is an outgrowth.