Democrat fundraising giant ActBlue used International Women’s Day to celebrate its efforts to help women “build political power” and “live without the threat of violence.” But there’s just one problem: the platform processes donations to powerful men who have been accused of everything from strangling their wives to threatening to kill their wives.
ActBlue, which is used almost universally by Democrat candidates across the United States, has been called out for hosting candidates accused of sexual harassment, yet somehow the group always gets away with their shady actions.
In the summer of 2021, the group ousted then-Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo after he was accused of sexual-harassment by several staffers. But Cuomo’s removal was the exception, not the rule.
Below are ten active ActBlue pages for Democrat candidates and causes that are mired in allegations of sexual misconduct and worse.
Tom Carper, Delaware senator
Joe Biden’s fellow Delaware Democrat has admitted on several occasions to slapping his wife so hard that it “caused some discoloration of her left eye and some puffiness.” Yet, you are able to donate to him on ActBlue here.
Luis Sepúlveda, New York state senator
In 2021, Sepúlveda — who is a prominent surrogate for Bernie Sanders — was arrested for strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. He was stripped of his committee seats, but he’s still able to fundraise on ActBlue.
Al Franken, former Minnesota senator
Al Franken resigned from the Senate in disgrace in 2018 after being accused by several women of inappropriately touching them. In one instance, the former senator said his actions were his “right as an entertainer.”
Currently, Franken is considering a return to office, and his PAC has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on ActBlue alone.
Joe Morrissey, Virginia state senator
Morrissey briefly served time in jail after it was revealed that he was engaged in a sexual relationship with his 17 year old secretary. Morrissey, who has been repeatedly disbarred in Virginia, later married the girl and fathered a child with her. While he did resign from the Virginia House of Delegates after the scandal, he now serves in the Virginia Senate and still fundraises on ActBlue.
Raphael Warnock, Georgia senator
Raphael Warnock, who once ran a camp where children were abused, ran over his then-wife’s foot with a car during a domestic dispute. Police body-camera footage from the incident shows his ex-wife telling the officers: “I’ve tried to keep the way that he acts under wraps for a long time, and today he crossed the line.”
Of course, he still receives donations on ActBlue.
Sherrod Brown, Ohio senator
In 1986, Brown’s then-wife filed for divorce, citing his “physical violence and abusive nature.” Larke Brown says Sherrod Brown violated a restraining order and “struck and bullied” her “on several different occasions.” She also said that Brown’s abuse “completely destroyed peace of mind” and left her “extremely intimidated by him.”
Almost four decades later, Brown is still fundraising on ActBlue.
Alan Grayson, former Florida congressman
Grayson’s ex-wife says that she repeatedly called the police on her abusive husband over the course of their marriage, including once when he allegedly threatened to kill her. These allegations followed Grayson throughout his 2016 Senate campaign but haven’t stopped him from raising funds on ActBlue to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in 2022.
Keith Ellison, Minnesota attorney general
Ellison’s ex-girlfriend alleges that he dragged her out of bed while screaming at her. She also says that Ellison caused her “emotional pain through infidelity and dishonesty” throughout her relationship, a pattern for which he “had no remorse.” He’s still receiving donations through ActBlue.
Tony Cárdenas, California congressman
Cárdenas was sued by a woman who said he “fondled her breasts and genitals while driving her to the emergency room” when she was 16 years old. The woman eventually dropped her lawsuit against Cárdenas, but made it clear that she was not retracting her accusation. Apparently, that’s good enough for ActBlue to continue to allow him to fundraise on their platform.
Minnesota Freedom Fund
The group, which Kamala Harris has promoted and solicited donations for, has bailed out several men accused of strangling women and even one accused of raping a young child. Timothy Wayne Columbus was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in 2015. Yet, if someone wants to contribute to the bail fund that freed him, ActBlue is fine with that.
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
