liberals reacting in real time as donations spike. after the kavanaugh/ford testimony, act blue shattered its single-day record, taking in $16.8 million. and as families were being separated at the border, a fund-raising call to help 14 small overwhelmed organizations quickly raised $4 million. >> for us, it was totally a game changer. >> reporter: for the midterms almost every democrat is now using act blue, building campaign coffers outside their traditional party apparatus. back in indiaa -- >> everybody knows how massively we're being outspent by our republican opponent. >> reporter: jeannine lee lake won't raise a fraction of what greg pence will. but act blue is keeping her in the game, literally fueling her drives across a congressional district. >> fuel tank of gas costs about $51 to fill up that chevrolet