Another big GOP Donor now supporting Democrats

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The real walk away movement

(JTA) — One of the largest donors to the Republican Party in New England, Seth Klarman, is calling on voters to support Democratic candidates in the upcoming elections, and he put his money where his mouth is.

Klarman, who is a registered Independent and stresses that “I’m not a Democrat,” told New York Times columnist Barri Weiss on Saturday that he has so far this year donated $4.9 million to nearly 150 candidates, most running as Democrats. He said that by the election in November he will have spent between $18 million and $20 million on Democratic candidates.

“We need to turn the House and Senate as a check on Donald Trump and his runaway presidency,” he said. “I’m stretching far beyond what I usually do,” he said of his planned donations to Democratic candidates.

https://www.jta.org/2018/09/16/news-opinion/jewish-billionaires-seth-klarman-leslie-wexner-withdraw-support-gop-candidates#.W58G7aD3Jwa.twitter

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1. Maybe democracy does count.

But I wish we didn't have to pay for it.

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2. Maybe if Dems can get enough people in

when we next have a Democratic president, we can get real campaign finance laws passed.

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3. Now that would really be democracy for all the people.

nt

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4. Sonia Sotomayor had mentioned

Revisiting the notion that corporations are people a few years back.

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5. kicking for the Monday crowd

thought it was pretty important yesterday