Spadea's "dirty and rotten" tactics

Spadea's shady tactics scam retirees of their hard earned money.

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Bill Spadea loves to talk about his fundraising operation. So let’s hear from Spadea’s donors - many of whom were listed as retirees and as living outside of New Jersey, and some who had no idea they were donating to him.

Margaret McLendon, a retiree from Georgia, didn’t recall ever hearing the name Bill Spadea, a Republican candidate for governor in New Jersey.

“I don’t understand it,” McLendon, who’s had a long career in Georgia’s Division of Family & Children Services, said in a phone interview. “It bothers me a lot. I don’t remember him … [I]t’s my personal money and my funds are limited. In fact, I’m totally out right now.”

Similarly, Laurie Daiger, a 73-year-old who lives in Washington state, was confused when asked why she donated 20-plus times over the last year — an aggregate of more than $1,000 — to Elect Common Sense, a PAC closely associated with Spadea. She only remembered donating to President Donald Trump’s campaign, not the New Jersey-based group that she had never heard of.

“It made me feel like I don’t trust human beings anymore,” Daiger said. “It’s so dirty and rotten to do that.”

Spadea’s tactics prey on loyal, committed supporters who want to help President Trump.

Some fundraising tactics employed by Spadea’s campaign could lead to confusion for donors: Solicitations that do not mention him as a candidate until the fine print at the bottom, and automatic recurring donations.

No doubt Spadea didn’t mention that he’s used donor money to pay himself a $65,000 salary, or that only 7% of the money donated to help Spadea support Republicans candidates actually made it to those down ballot campaigns.

The bottom line: We just can’t trust Shady Bill Spadea.