Roe v. Wade Decision Spurs Instant Campaign-Fundraising Drive
- Vowing to protect reproductive rights, Democrats ask for cash
- ActBlue raises an average of $2 million an hour after decision
Abortion rights demonstrators hold signs outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, on June 24.
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Politicians wasted no time sending out fundraising pitches citing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, asking donors to weigh in with their wallets.
In a text sent on behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee within four hours of the decision, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked contributors to give $15 to continue the fight for reproductive rights to “defeat every Republican for what they’ve done.”