2020 Democrats are naming their fundraising ‘bundlers’ – Columbian.com – The Columbian

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., disclosed her bundlers before she dropped out of the race, and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, struggling to raise money and gain in the polls, released his list of bundlers last week.

Alan Kessler has considered himself a political fundraiser since 1988, when he worked on then-Tennessee Sen. Al Gores presidential campaign. In the years since, Kessler, a top lawyer at Duane Morris in Philadelphia, has amassed a wide network of Democratic donors.

Not until recently have they termed them bundlers,' Kessler said. But its not different from whats been done from the beginning of time those who not just write checks but solicit people to make contributions at the presidential level.

A bundler isnt legally defined except in the case of lobbyists, but the generally accepted understanding is that its a person credited with collecting donations from others, often by hosting fundraising events.

Bundlers essentially have the roles of local ward leaders in classic political machines, Kolodny said. A ward leader has only a single vote, but has power because of the ability to influence family, friends, and neighbors.

Similarly, bundlers can max out personally only once, but their power comes from the ability to marshal networks of other donors.

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