Update. TLDR Hlooper’s team was NOT behind this.
Longer story
Hickenlooper team reached out and said that some rando had set up a grassroots fundraising page for Hickenlooper with Talarico imagery that their team had nothing to do with, and that they were going to donate the $ to Talarico’s campaign.
At first I thought that this was just them spinning, and that they had actually created the pages and were lying, so I asked for evidence, and they sent me emails they had previously sent to ActBlue asking to cancel it.
I appreciate their swift response.
If I am being deceived and should have asked for more, happy to receive yalls thoughts but it seems exculpatory to me.
Sent to me.
Senator Hickenlooper is helping siphon donations from Texas and Kansas.
“The Hickenlooper campaign is using SEO and AEO tactics to manipulate search results and AI summaries. When voters search to donate to Talarico or Hamilton, they’re instead getting directed to ActBlue donation forms that — despite appearing to be for the intended candidate — actually funnel 100% of the funds to Hickenlooper.”