Estimated donors to Democrats in competitive 2020 Senate races SEPT. 19 387,000 donors 300,000 donors SEPT. 18 Ginsburg’s death 0 JAN. 1 SEPT. 30 Source: Federal Election Commission Estimated donors to Democrats in competitive Senate races SEPT. 19 387,000 donors 300,000 donors SEPT. 18 Ginsburg’s death 0 JAN. 1 SEPT. 30 Source: Federal Election Commission and ActBlue Estimated donors to Democrats in competitive 2020 Senate races SEPT. 19 387,000 donors 300,000 donors SEPT. 18 Ginsburg’s death 0 JAN. 1 SEPT. 30 Source: Federal Election Commission Estimated donors to Democrats in competitive 2020 Senate races SEPT. 19 387,000 donors 300,000 donors SEPT. 18 Ginsburg’s death 0 JAN. 1 SEPT. 30 Source: Federal Election CommissionHundred of thousands of donors rushed to back Democratic Senate campaigns after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, many spreading their donations across several candidates. Seven times as many people gave to Democratic candidates in competitive races the day after Ginsburg’s death than the day before, according to an analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission. The most common donation on the day after Ginsburg’s death was $1.92, suggesting that donors made a single contribution via the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue to split between candidates. [U.S. hits record early voting turnout]Just 3 percent of donors gave to six or more candidates the day before Ginsburg’s death. Only 16 percent more donors gave to Republican Senate candidates the day after Ginsburg’s death, compared with an over 600 percent increase among Democrats.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2020 22:18 UTC