Moneybomb! (2008)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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It’s June 29th. This day (actually, June 30th) in 2008, Hillary Clinton raised over $6 million online in one day, part of a growing trend of fundraising events known as “moneybombs.”

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how internet giving changed political fundraising, even for candidates who weren’t thought of as particularly online.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from radiotopia.
0:06.7	My name is Jody Avergan.
0:09.7	This day, June 29, 2008, it was actually June 30th, 2008, Hillary Clinton raised $6.2 million in one day,
0:20.0	which was the most money raised in a single day that cycle and part of a growing trend in
0:25.2	political fundraising that was called and has come to be known as the money bomb.
0:30.2	These are big efforts driven by online donations to raise as much money in one day, both a fundraising
0:35.7	effort and as we will discuss a bit of a PR effort as well.
0:39.7	Now listeners, is it a coincidence that we are doing an episode about incredibly successful
0:44.0	fundraising just as the annual Radiotopia fundraiser is wrapping up?
0:49.0	No, it is not a coincidence. Let this episode serve as a subtle reminder that small contributions can go a long way to supporting the things you love and making a difference in this world
0:58.6	I will now shift out of fundraiser mode to go back into actual
1:02.3	conversation mode I promise this is an interesting topic fundraiser mode.
1:03.2	I promise this is an interesting topic that we probably would have done anyway
1:06.8	and we've been meaning to get to for a while because the money bomb,
1:09.4	it really did change the way that we think about campaign finance. So no more
1:14.0	supplemental advertising about the Radiotopia fundraiser. Let's get onto it here
1:17.8	to discuss as always are Nicole Hammer of Columbia and Kelly Carter
1:21.6	Jackson of Wellesley.
1:22.8	Hello there.
1:23.5	Hello Jody.
1:24.8	Hey there.
1:25.8	Actually if you play this episode backwards,
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