In a word. YES!
Over $300,000+ contributed! Even divided by 65 congressman, for many this is real money in a very short period of time.
Adding up money for all 65 congressman we get some juicy numbers.
Some statistics after the fold.
In less than 3 days (scarcely 60 hours) for all 65 congressman....
- 1.6% of the TOTAL raised so far for the 2009-2010 election cycle.
- 1.0% of the TOTAL net cash on hand.
- ActBlue Took-The-Pledge Rate: $4,089 / hour. An improvement of 276% to previous fundraising rates.
But in reality, the numbers are MUCH better than this for most. Fundraising and Cash-On-Hand is dominated by a very few congressman. Like Robert Wexler who has more than a cool million at the ready.
So what does it look like for some of these individuals?
And our Hero:
Anthony Weiner (NY-09):
- 4.0% current cycle
- 3.2% cash-on-hand
- 528% fundraising rate
HOT DOG!
- For 38 of 65 congressman, we provided > 2% of their TOTAL dollars raised this cycle.
- For 41 of 65 congressman, we juiced their fundraising rate > 300%
- For 43 of 65 congressman, this SINGLE ActBlue page is a Top 10 Contributor. We're in the Top 5 for 22 of them!
I'd post the spreadsheet but I have no way to host it. All my numbers were taken from Open Secrets.
Update: Reminded to include a few links (maxzj05). Please sign the "thank you" note to progressives in congress over at FDL.