Congressman Justin Amash’s campaign receives more than $100k in 48 hours | Washington Times Communities - Michael Lofti:
December 18, 2013 - "The 'money-bomb', a fundraising tactic still foreign to many traditional campaigns, was exactly what Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) needed to wage his war on the conservative establishment. The popular libertarian/tea party Republican’s Star Wars themed fundraising event, which was titled “The Establishment Strikes Back: Join the Rebel Alliance,” kicked off last Monday morning and was a huge success.
"In fact, the campaign website’s servers crashed due to large waves of donations flooding in....
"'“Originally we had only planned for a 24-hour event,' said Will Adams, an Amash campaign spokesman. 'However, we extended the event an additional 24-hours due to the massive outpour of support....
"'After we hit $70k, the website was receiving so many donations that it crashed,' said Adams. Staffers quickly redirected the servers to the donation website to temporarily resolve the problem.
"According to Adams, the campaign event will finish with more than $100k before the 48-hour event ends."
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December 18, 2013 - "The 'money-bomb', a fundraising tactic still foreign to many traditional campaigns, was exactly what Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) needed to wage his war on the conservative establishment. The popular libertarian/tea party Republican’s Star Wars themed fundraising event, which was titled “The Establishment Strikes Back: Join the Rebel Alliance,” kicked off last Monday morning and was a huge success.
"In fact, the campaign website’s servers crashed due to large waves of donations flooding in....
"'“Originally we had only planned for a 24-hour event,' said Will Adams, an Amash campaign spokesman. 'However, we extended the event an additional 24-hours due to the massive outpour of support....
"'After we hit $70k, the website was receiving so many donations that it crashed,' said Adams. Staffers quickly redirected the servers to the donation website to temporarily resolve the problem.
"According to Adams, the campaign event will finish with more than $100k before the 48-hour event ends."
Read more: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/american-millennial/2013/dec/18/congressman-justin-amashs-campaign-receives-more-1/
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While this story didn't mention it, others did point out that Ron Paul had asked his base to aid Amash in this effort:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/12/report_ron_paul_vouches_for_ju.html