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Related: About this forumNew FEC Filings Reveal That Clinton’s Donations To State Parties Are Merely Pass Throughs To The DNC
New FEC Filings Reveal That Clintons Donations To State Parties Are Merely Pass Throughs To The DNC
Posted on April 20, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist
As usual, the regular prelude: there are good reasons to oppose and support Clinton or Sanders, but bullshit arguments and repetition of campaign propaganda is ridiculous.
Recently, I described how the Hillary Victory Fund, despite the claims of Clinton and her supporters, is not donating money to state parties, but is, instead, using them as conduits to send extremely large contributions from donors to the Democratic National Committee (DNC funds during a presidential year disproportionately go towards the presidential campaignin part, thats what part of the fifty-state strategy fuss was about). But there are new releases by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and they clearly illustrate how supposed support for state parties is being used to funnel money directly to the DNC.
Posted on April 20, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist
As usual, the regular prelude: there are good reasons to oppose and support Clinton or Sanders, but bullshit arguments and repetition of campaign propaganda is ridiculous.
Recently, I described how the Hillary Victory Fund, despite the claims of Clinton and her supporters, is not donating money to state parties, but is, instead, using them as conduits to send extremely large contributions from donors to the Democratic National Committee (DNC funds during a presidential year disproportionately go towards the presidential campaignin part, thats what part of the fifty-state strategy fuss was about). But there are new releases by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and they clearly illustrate how supposed support for state parties is being used to funnel money directly to the DNC.
When will the M$M do some fair investigating?
But Bernie Sanders is engaging in fraud by remaining a candidate, asking for and receiving donations and not stepping aside for The Inevitable One's inauguration.
Riiiiiight. Owning a glass house must be one of the most difficult inconvenience EVA!
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New FEC Filings Reveal That Clinton’s Donations To State Parties Are Merely Pass Throughs To The DNC (Original Post)
nc4bo
Apr 2016
OP
When will Hillary start raising money for down-ticket Democratic candidates???
Kip Humphrey
Apr 2016
#4
Ironically, the Clintons also use off-shore pass-through shell companies in their
silvershadow
Apr 2016
#5
Clintons are masters at laundering. The Clinton Foundation will go down history as a huge racket. nt
thereismore
Apr 2016
#7
I think eventually both Bill and Hillary will start drawing a salary from the Foundation Retirement
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#8
Absolutely. The Foundation made Chelsea a millionaire. Whose money? Not mine, but a lot of people
thereismore
Apr 2016
#9
Bill And Hillary get massive tax deductions for their donations to themselves essentally.
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#10
Unlike most news stories, no one wants to be the first to report on it.
winter is coming
Apr 2016
#15
sarge43
(28,945 posts)3. Now there's a surprise ... not.
That gang needs an IMax to handle all their projections.
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)4. When will Hillary start raising money for down-ticket Democratic candidates???
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)5. Ironically, the Clintons also use off-shore pass-through shell companies in their
Foundation's "work". They are caught up in the Panama Papers and Cayman islands, etc.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)6. To me, this says that Hillary's fundraising is weak.
If she had a broad donor base, she wouldn't need to tap into her victory fund now. Even if the supers don't care about whether this move is legal or not, or ethical or not, I think they will be worried about what Hillary's narrow donor base says about voter enthusiasm for her candidacy.
thereismore
(13,326 posts)7. Clintons are masters at laundering. The Clinton Foundation will go down history as a huge racket. nt
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)8. I think eventually both Bill and Hillary will start drawing a salary from the Foundation Retirement
Plan. Can we spell C O R R U P T I O N ?
thereismore
(13,326 posts)9. Absolutely. The Foundation made Chelsea a millionaire. Whose money? Not mine, but a lot of people
donated, not just Saudis and Ukrainians.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)10. Bill And Hillary get massive tax deductions for their donations to themselves essentally.
thereismore
(13,326 posts)11. That's why the super rich donate lavishly to charities...that they run. nt
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)12. AARP, April 19th article.
http://community.aarp.org/t5/Politics-Current-Events/Clintons-Down-Ticket-Fund-Raising-Scam/m-p/1717324
Clintons Down-Ticket Fund Raising Scam
Options
?04-19-2016 09:35 AM
According to Bernie
According to the Hillary Victory Funds most recent FEC report, the vast majority of the money they spent in 2016 $25 MILLION went directly towards helping the Clinton campaign itself.
Several Credible News Sources Seem to Agree
Over the weekend, Politico published a report on Clinton's first-quarter campaign spending that largely affirms Sanders's complaint. During the first three months of 2016, the Hillary Victory Fund spent $6.7 million on online ads and $5.5 million on direct marketing, which "mostly looked like Clinton campaign ads," in the estimation of Politico's Kenneth Vogel. The HVF transferred $2 million to state parties over the first three months of 2016. It transferred $9.5 million to Clinton's campaign committee.
SOURCE - http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/sanders-clinton-broke-campaign-finance-rules.html
Options
?04-19-2016 09:35 AM
According to Bernie
According to the Hillary Victory Funds most recent FEC report, the vast majority of the money they spent in 2016 $25 MILLION went directly towards helping the Clinton campaign itself.
Several Credible News Sources Seem to Agree
Over the weekend, Politico published a report on Clinton's first-quarter campaign spending that largely affirms Sanders's complaint. During the first three months of 2016, the Hillary Victory Fund spent $6.7 million on online ads and $5.5 million on direct marketing, which "mostly looked like Clinton campaign ads," in the estimation of Politico's Kenneth Vogel. The HVF transferred $2 million to state parties over the first three months of 2016. It transferred $9.5 million to Clinton's campaign committee.
SOURCE - http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/sanders-clinton-broke-campaign-finance-rules.html
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)13. Original source.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/sanders-clinton-broke-campaign-finance-rules.html
Where is Main Stream Media? AWOL.
Where is Main Stream Media? AWOL.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)14. They won't touch this it seems.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511799775
Left the FEC story and waiting for a response. LIS may be the word of the day.
Left the FEC story and waiting for a response. LIS may be the word of the day.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)15. Unlike most news stories, no one wants to be the first to report on it.
You can bet, though, that if one of the major outlets gets up the nerve to do it, it wild spread like wildfire.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)16. Will have to scan through the Friday news dumps. Might get lucky. nt
Scuba
(53,475 posts)17. Kickety kick kick.