$3 - what a joke next to the tens of millions he will get - AGAIN - illegally from foreign sources, which will never, ever be revealed, nor even investigated.
“$3 - what a joke”
It started out at $5, last summer :).
I don’t think these raffles are as much about money, as they are about adding to the tally of individual donors. His massive billion dollar war-chest won’t look like it suspiciously came from a handful of donors, far exceeding the contribution limit, if he can boast several million donors.
I also suspect the $3 donation will get you put on a higher level list...to get cold called to contribute to congressional races, etc. In 2008, some democrats were upset that Obama was keeping DNC contributions, and lot letting them be dispersed to congressional candidates. I think he will try to appease them this year, by providing mailing lists of people who are known to crack their wallets open for the cause.