Between the hurricane and this being a slow quarter, expect the 3rd Quarter numbers to be down overall. Those that needed a quick out of the gate number already did it, and lots of money went to charitable donations this quarter.
Call It A Comeback
Between the hurricane and this being a slow quarter, expect the 3rd Quarter numbers to be down overall. Those that needed a quick out of the gate number already did it, and lots of money went to charitable donations this quarter.
there are three other reasons why this quarter’s numbers are probably lower than the second quarter’s: summer/vacation; (which contributes to the fact that) there is no special significance to 3rd quarter numbers; and finally, there was a record amount of money given to candidates, parties and independent orgs (like 527s) last year — there’s obviously quite a bit of donor fatique out there…