“The plan that you outline would almost certainly get you into trouble. PAC reports are public record and it would not take long for someone to figure out what you are up to and file a complaint, leading to fines and potentially even criminal charges. “
Well, this is why I asked what would be involved in making sure it was legal. There are real expenses involved in running a website, paying a CPA, credit card processing fees, staff, and board members also need to be compensated. Many of these are fixed costs unrelated to how successful the fund raising actually is. Depending on the total revenue, the net proceeds going to the candidate or cause could be a lot or a little after expenses.
I recall reading about a Hillary Clinton fund raising party that raised a lot of money, but the cost of throwing the party ate up almost all of it. So I can’t see how there could be a hard and fast rule about what constitutes a reasonable portion of revenues going to expenses.
Hillary's fundraisers use campaign contributions as a cover for a venue to set up future promises that far exceed anything reported.
Genuine and sham enterprises can be distinguished based on the experience of the management, the way the enterprise is planned and run, and the results. What you describe is that you have no experience in political fund raising and expect that ‘expenses’ will consume almost all the contributions. Under scrutiny, you would be put in the awkward position of saying that you are incapable but not crooked.