What I heard (sorry no source) was that the Obama campaign was doing analysis post-donation to make sure they were valid donations. This seems like a more realistic approach given the scope of the problem.
This is true. We looked at a lot of things post transaction to make sure the contribution was legit. We returned a lot of contributions.
Little off topic here, but did "project dreamcatcher" have as much of an impact as you guys thought it would? I didn't hear much about that toward the end of the election. What kinds of grassroots stories were generated from it? I didn't really get the sense that there was as cohesive a narrative this time around. With hurricane Sandy everything leading up to the election seemed rushed and confusing.