{"id":2146,"date":"2026-08-03T10:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:11:13","slug":"the-struggle-of-being-a-no-corporate-pac-money-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2146","title":{"rendered":"The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An increasing number of Democratic candidates are pledging to reject donations from business-linked political action committees in 2026 \u2014 a promise House Democrats say is easier said than done.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2140\">Wisconsin Is DSA\u2019s Biggest Test Yet<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cI am deciding whether I\u2019m going to committee or a meeting based on whether I have to meet with individual donors,\u201d one House Democrat, granted anonymity to speak candidly, told NOTUS. \u201cThat\u2019s fucked up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats who take funds from corporate super PACs \u201cperform significantly worse\u201d against a Republican candidate compared to Democrats who reject outside PAC money, according to a recent analysis from the progressive think tank <span><u>Data for Progress<\/u><\/span>. That leaves candidates facing what is likely to be the <span><u>most expensive midterm<\/u><\/span> election in history with few good options: take money from corporations and alienate the base, or spend all day, every day, dialing individual donors for dollars.<\/p><p>But the time constraints attached to calling and meeting individual donors can cut into lawmakers\u2019 legislative responsibilities. Members who spoke to NOTUS say they or their campaign teams spend around 10 to 20 hours a week doing what\u2019s known as \u201ccall time.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP26199842871765\" class=\"wp-image-2118\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3b1c91b3b6c7d49476852f0f7cfd651-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3b1c91b3b6c7d49476852f0f7cfd651-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3b1c91b3b6c7d49476852f0f7cfd651-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3b1c91b3b6c7d49476852f0f7cfd651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      A Normie Democrat Revolt Is Pushing Abdul El-Sayed Toward Victory\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dulles Airport parking AP - 25311091484350\" class=\"wp-image-2144\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8dc666c357491aa29006b93eece30fb2-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8dc666c357491aa29006b93eece30fb2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8dc666c357491aa29006b93eece30fb2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8dc666c357491aa29006b93eece30fb2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Let\u2019s Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at Dulles\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election 2026 Michigan Abdul El-Sayed\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n<u>Dana Milbank:<\/u> I Was Prepared to Dislike Abdul El-Sayed. Then I Came to Michigan and Spoke to Him.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election 2026 Michigan Senate\" class=\"wp-image-2145\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d87a19e4fbcf6bc8d9af9a40d659ee9b-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d87a19e4fbcf6bc8d9af9a40d659ee9b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d87a19e4fbcf6bc8d9af9a40d659ee9b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d87a19e4fbcf6bc8d9af9a40d659ee9b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Israel Is Defining Michigan\u2019s Primaries. Progressives Say That\u2019s Why They\u2019re Winning.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThat call thing, calling a stranger in California or New York \u2014 it kind of sometimes feels a little demoralizing, right?\u201d Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois) told NOTUS.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s less community events sometimes, right? Because the truth is that AIPAC, AI, and crypto want nothing more than someone like me to not be here, so if I don\u2019t have enough money in the bank, they will primary me and it\u2019s really hard to beat $30 million,\u201d continued Ramirez, who said she also spends less time with family because of call time. \u201cThere are sacrifices.\u201d<\/p><p>Rep. Dave Min (D-California), who said he spends 20 hours a week fundraising, split between weekends and little pockets of time while he\u2019s in Washington, said it\u2019s important that members are \u201cseen as above reproach.\u201d\u201cSo yes, do I have to work harder? Yes. Do I have to spend Saturdays often fundraising instead of like, hanging out with my family? Yes. But that\u2019s a decision I made,\u201d Min added.<\/p><p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) told NOTUS that there are \u201cracial and gender dynamics\u201d that come into play in relation to fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen and people of color and people who come from different socioeconomic backgrounds don\u2019t always come with the personal network of people who have thousands of dollars to give,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Corporate cash has ended in the hands of Democrats, including some who have sworn it off, as <span><u>NOTUS recently reported<\/u><\/span>. And the difficulties attached to rejecting business-linked money has made it so that some members start accepting it.<\/p><p>Rep. Emily Randall (D-Washington) did not take corporate PAC money during her six years in the Washington State Legislature or during her initial bid for Congress. Now, as a freshman House lawmaker, she does.<\/p><p>Randall pivoted to accepting cash from corporations immediately after winning her election in 2024. She recalled how she often had to prioritize making calls over knocking on doors when she was a first-time congressional candidate who\u2019d sworn off corporate money.<\/p><p>\u201cIt was hard,\u201d Randall said. \u201cAfter the \u201924 cycle, I was like, \u2018Look, now I\u2019m a safe seat member. My job is to raise as much money as possible to support frontline and Red to Blue members.\u2019 I know what that was like as a member from a tough district in the Legislature, and I want to be a team player that helps make sure that my colleagues can keep their seats and that we can win the seats we have to win.\u201d<\/p><p>The first House Democrat who spoke anonymously concurred. Members who <span><u>pay dues to the caucus\u2019 campaign arm<\/u><\/span> to help vulnerable Democrats are \u201cconstantly getting the messages, \u2018You need to give your full dues, you need to give your full dues.\u2019 But it\u2019s really hard to pay for your full dues if you don\u2019t take corporate cash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veteran and more high-profile Democrats don\u2019t face the same issue.<\/p><p>Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts made the leap away from taking corporate money in 2018 after he was sworn in as the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee. Between January 2025 and June of this year, McGovern has amassed <span><u>more than $750,000<\/u><\/span> in contributions. In 2018, the last election cycle he accepted corporate PAC money, he raised <span><u>over $1.1 million<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>McGovern, who is often captured giving provocative floor speeches, cited C-SPAN and social media as big drivers for his small-donor contributions, but admitted he has an advantage as a 15-term member with a relatively high profile.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2134\">Israel Is Defining Michigan\u2019s Primaries. Progressives Say That\u2019s Why They\u2019re Winning.<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cI guess it\u2019s harder for a freshman, you know, when you don\u2019t have an established platform. People outside your district, you know, may not know you as well,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>A second House Democrat who spoke anonymously told NOTUS that while now their campaign operation averages around 10 to 15 hours a week, \u201cas a first-time candidate, I was doing like 40 hours a week because you don\u2019t know anybody and you just have to try to connect with other people.\u201d<\/p><p>In contrast, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), a pioneer in the no-corporate-PAC movement, said she spends about two hours a month making fundraising calls, with the bulk of her donations coming from text and email campaigns. But, she added, that\u2019s still a hassle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate it,\u201d Jayapal told NOTUS. \u201cI don\u2019t like it. I don\u2019t think I should like asking people to give me money.\u201d<\/p><p>One of the priorities in the Congressional Progressive Caucus\u2019  \u2014 especially if Democrats win the majority in November, is to pass legislation to limit super PAC contributions.<\/p><p>\u201cThere is still a structural problem,\u201d CPC Chair Greg Casar told NOTUS. The legislation, he continued, is \u201cone of the multiple ways that we can eventually just get big money out of politics.\u201d<\/p><p>Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pennsylvania), who leads the <span><u>Abolish Super PACs Act<\/u><\/span> and co-leads other campaign finance reform legislation, said \u201cCorporations recognize that this is a gap, a loophole in the system.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt does two things: It creates an overreliance on their influence in the first place,\u201d Lee said of corporate money. \u201cIt also keeps people out. It keeps working class people out. It keeps women out. It keeps particularly Black women, the folks who are going to have the hardest time fundraising, in the back.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt is an imbalance that even now members who accept corporate PACs are starting to recognize,\u201d Lee added.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers like Reps. Grace Meng of New York, Valerie Foushee of North Carolina and Mike Thompson of California, who accept corporate PAC money, are listed as <span><u>co-sponsors<\/u><\/span> for her bill.<\/p><p>The makeup of the district can also have a direct impact on lawmakers\u2019 fundraising ability.<\/p><p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California), who represents the heart of Silicon Valley, touted the need for public financing \u201cso that we reduce that influence\u201d in elections. But he said he sympathizes with his colleagues who do not represent wealthy districts like he does and have a harder time fundraising.<\/p><p>\u201cI don\u2019t come at it with some pretense that I\u2019m sort of morally superior to my colleagues when I have access to a lot more wealthy donors than they do,\u201d he told NOTUS.<\/p><p>For members in House Democratic leadership, this is just part of the job. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois, a recruitment co-chair for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee who does not take corporate money, put it simply: \u201cWe always have to make fundraising calls. We always have to go travel and do events. I have to go and literally get the money.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe are the stars. We are the talent. We have to go get this money to sustain the campaign,\u201d she told NOTUS.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2128\">Rep. Marcy Kaptur Hospitalized After Hit-and-Run Crash in Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am deciding whether I&#8217;m going to committee or a meeting based on whether I have to meet with individual donors,\u201d one House Democrat said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-democrats"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2146\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat - Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cI am deciding whether I&#039;m going to committee or a meeting based on whether I have to meet with individual donors,\u201d one House Democrat said.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2146\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-03T10:11:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3b1c91b3b6c7d49476852f0f7cfd651.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"headline\":\"The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T10:11:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146\"},\"wordCount\":1376,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/d6978c54da1ace27a0fc765b840bb61e-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Democrats\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146\",\"name\":\"The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat - Modern Home Journals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/d6978c54da1ace27a0fc765b840bb61e-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T10:11:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=2146#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/d6978c54da1ace27a0fc765b840bb61e-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/d6978c54da1ace27a0fc765b840bb61e-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1706,\"caption\":\"Rep. 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