What looked like another feel-good holiday appeal from AOC instead funneled supporters to ActBlue,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
straight into \u201cAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress\u201d coffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No obvious charity, no clear separation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
just a soft-focus Thanksgiving pitch wrapped around a hard campaign pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In past years, she highlighted real nonprofits and touted real turkey numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, the fine print quietly changed \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
but the emotional script stayed the same, banking on trust she\u2019d already built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legally, regulators will decide whether this blurs or breaks campaign finance rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morally, it\u2019s corrosive. When people give believing they\u2019re helping families eat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
not elect a politician, that trust is sacred. Breaking it poisons more than one campaign;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it feeds the growing belief that every appeal is a scam. If you want your holiday donations to count,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
skip the political middlemen and give directly to reputable charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Politicians can raise their own money \u2014 hungry families shouldn\u2019t be the bait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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