The big business of online politics: Buying your email address
POLITICO Campaigns return to old trick after Facebook cuts off fundraising Renting, swapping and selling campaign email lists to new candidates and causes is a booming political business, but it comes with risks. The resurgence of email list acquisition raises several concerns for political campaigns. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Link Copied Cal Cunningham’s North Carolina Senate bid ended with a disappointing loss. But the Democrat left the 2020 campaign with a valuable asset after raising $51 million: his fundraising email list. That list now belongs to Avalanche, an email acquisition servic...