Nuked Actblue says its fundraising following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has topped $ 100 million. The tally broke ActBlue’s previous records for single-day donations, $ raised in one hour, and dollars raised in a day.
The surge of small-dollar donations began shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced Friday evening. Donors gave 1.5 million contributions for a total of $ 91.4 million between 8pm et Friday and end-of-day Saturday. A record $ 6.3 million in donations between 10pm and 11pm et Friday alone.
As of Sunday morning, the total was more than $ 100 million, ActBlue tweeted. Actblue tweeted the total is over $ 100million.
Small-Dollar donors have given $ 100 million on ActBlue since 8 p.m. et Friday. The grassroots is ready to fight to honor Justice Ginsburg’s legacy.
Actblue’s systems are’specifically designed to handle massive spikes in traffic and adapt quickly to changes in demand’. Actblue’s vice president of engineering and product said the donation process working’seamlessly’.
