AdvertisementDemocrats Built A Small-Donor Money Machine. Now, Republicans Want Their Own03:23Download AudioResumeNovember 23, 2018Peter OverbyfacebookEmailRep. Dave Brat, R-Va., in a June 2018 file photo. Brat lost his re-election bid to Democrat Abigail Spanberger. Before the election, Brat blamed the Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue, for allowing Spanberger to raise more money than he was able to. (AP)