ActBlue and Numero Ban Moran Campaign from Donation Platforms, Cutting Off Independent Political Participation
FALLS CHURCH, VA — The Moran for Senate campaign announced today that Numero, its online donation platform, has terminated the campaign's account without explanation, cutting off its ability to accept contributions from Virginians who want to support an independent challenge to the political establishment.
Numero's decision follows ActBlue's move to remove the campaign after Mark Moran left the Democratic Party. ActBlue has long presented itself as a platform for Democrats and progressives of all stripes — including Bernie Sanders' campaigns — but its treatment of the Moran campaign makes clear that independent voices outside party control do not receive that same access.
"What we're seeing here is clear political censorship. First, ActBlue cut off our campaign after I decided to run as an independent. Now, Numero has done the same, without explanation. Financial gatekeepers shouldn't get to decide which candidates can fundraise. This is the establishment trying to protect itself from challengers and prop up a broken system. We will not be silenced, and we will not back down."
— Mark Moran
ActBlue's move against the Moran campaign comes as the platform faces its own legal and congressional scrutiny. The Daily Caller reported on April 2, 2026 that ActBlue's former law firm, Covington & Burling, warned in internal memos that there was "a substantial risk that some of the funds received" by ActBlue were "impermissible contributions from foreign nationals," and that an aggressive prosecutor could view the platform's November 2023 letter to Congress as "an effort to conceal the foreign contributions." House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil has opened a formal investigation. Moran's response was direct: "We got kicked off of ActBlue because we're independent."
Read the full Daily Caller report →No explanation was provided for Numero's termination. Between ActBlue and Numero, the Moran campaign has been locked out of the two dominant donation platforms used by political campaigns in Virginia — not for any violation of their terms, but for running outside the two-party structure.
The campaign has moved to Shift4 and is fully operational. Supporters can contribute now at runwithmoran.com. There will be no gap in the campaign's ability to accept donations from Virginians ready to fight for change.
"If anything, this emboldens our campaign. When the gatekeepers of the system try to shut down a campaign because we refuse to play by their rules and take money from Super PACs, it shows exactly why we need to change who represents Virginia in the United States Senate."
— Mark Moran
Virginians who believe a Senate seat should not be for sale can donate directly at runwithmoran.com through Shift4.
The establishment is trying to silence this campaign.
Every dollar contributed directly through Shift4 proves they cannot.