The public awaits a long-overdue report from the Department of Justice on the nature and source of funds raised through the ActBlue platform during the 2024 election cycle. Shortly into his first year as president, Donald Trump called the platform a corrupt scam being used as an avenue for foreign entities to launder money into state and federal races. It will be a year this April since that accusation presumably launched a DOJ investigation.
The ActBlue platform is still used by Democrats and Democratic PACs across the country to raise money and influence battleground states, deep blue states, and even ruby red states like Alabama.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has not deemed the state of Alabama worthy of attention in this 2026 campaign cycle, as indicated by their state targeting map:
However, another group called Blue 26 has raised funds for specific races here in the state with the express purpose of boosting Democratic turnout and forcing Republican incumbents to spend more to defend their seats, rather than skate to an easy victory with little to no Democratic opposition.
Here are some state races that are being hand-selected for an influx of money from donations made to Blue26 with the use of the ActBlue platform:
The amount raised so far for these state legislature races is $268, according to Blue 26. While the amount may seem meager given the number of candidates on the list, other races in the state are attracting more significant sums through ActBlue. One race is for the seat on the Alabama Board of Education, with nearly $600 raised.
Other donations being collected are for a seat on the Alabama State Supreme Court. This fundraising drive has come close to reaching its goal to help Democrat Ashleigh Dunham, with close to $27,000 raised.
The state auditor race, which is challenging incumbent State Auditor Andrew Sorrell, has raised $620.
While highlighting ActBlue activity in state races, we cannot overlook the two Democratic congressional seats that have depended in large part on out-of-state and ActBlue donations to win and hold their current seats in Congress. A prior report showed disparities in fundraising sources during the 2024 campaign cycle when U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) were compared with their Republican counterparts.
That same campaign donation pattern for Sewell and Figures in 2026 continues unabated, with a disproportionate reliance on out-of-state donors.
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