It's a well-known fact that Americans donate millions to election campaigns. Thanks to FundRace, you can find out not only whether your friends and acquaintances made campaign donations, but also how much and to whom.
The system is brilliant: you can either search for donors by name or you can zoom in on the map of the US and search for donors by neighbourhood - even those in your street.
Frighteningly, FundRace lists not only the name of the donor, but their full address and occupation. But this also makes for interesting research.
For instance, George Bush sr. gave money to the McCain campaign, but "Dubya" did not. Bill - that is, William Jefferson - and Hillary Clinton both donated $2300 to Barack Obama's election campaign, yet neither spent (wasted?) money on Hillary's campaign.
What I really don't understand is that Barack Obama donated $6900 to the campaign of rival Hillary Clinton, while Michelle Obama donated $2300 to the Clinton campaign but a mere $399 to her husband's.
Former Alaskan governor and would-be vice-president Sarah Palin made no campaign donations whatsoever.
The system is brilliant: you can either search for donors by name or you can zoom in on the map of the US and search for donors by neighbourhood - even those in your street.
Frighteningly, FundRace lists not only the name of the donor, but their full address and occupation. But this also makes for interesting research.
For instance, George Bush sr. gave money to the McCain campaign, but "Dubya" did not. Bill - that is, William Jefferson - and Hillary Clinton both donated $2300 to Barack Obama's election campaign, yet neither spent (wasted?) money on Hillary's campaign.
What I really don't understand is that Barack Obama donated $6900 to the campaign of rival Hillary Clinton, while Michelle Obama donated $2300 to the Clinton campaign but a mere $399 to her husband's.
Former Alaskan governor and would-be vice-president Sarah Palin made no campaign donations whatsoever.
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