I don't know whether to laugh or cry

[geek tragedy]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2198854

Yes, the federal maximum donation limit was crafted as an anticipatory insult to Bernie Sanders, before he announced his candidacy.

[WhiteTara]

1. There are those who always

think the worst...and then have a hard time seeing the truth.

[ladym55]

2. Really?

We are burying 49 more gun violence victims this week and those folks are worrying about the donations at a Hillary fundraiser????

Could they perhaps turn their attention to the work of getting Dems into the White House, Senate, and Congress. To me, that seems rather clutch at this point.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Think I'll hurl.

[yallerdawg]

4. The very model...

of a vile, nasty Hillary falsification narrative.

I wondered why Bernie was always going on and on about that $27 magical number?

At $27, you can donate 100 times to max the individual contribution limit.

Bernie won't need it - will he? - but in the general election season, the contribution limit of $2,700 starts over!

[Starry Messenger]

5. I wish I had that kind of energy to think of new things to take offense at.

What's amazing is that nearly every single person who comes up with shit like that? Is always first on a thread about feminism or racism to say we are seeing things that aren't there.

But let's play numerology and find something to be outraged about! Bravo!

[TwilightZone]

6. Well, in fairness, there is a difference between donations and ticket prices for fundraisers.

I think it's pretty obvious that the number was selected intentionally, but I think it's more intended as a playful jab at Sanders than an OMG-MIDDLE-FINGER gesture.

Politicians use all kinds of things to get people to attend fundraisers. The people freaking out about this should probably remember that they are opponents, after all. Welcome to politics.

[geek tragedy]

7. No, it's pretty much driven by the federal donation maximum.

really not that complicated.

Sanders is no longer an opponent, he's in the campaign's rear view mirror.

[TwilightZone]

10. Maybe I'm just too jaded. I would have done it on purpose. lol

Politicians do all kinds of stuff to get people motivated, and I easily could see someone doing this.

I'll concede the point, though. The Sanders $27 thing was likely derived from the max and as others have noted, raising $2700/$27k etc., predates all of that.

[geek tragedy]

11. I understand the desire to troll Sanders

but the Clinton people are more disciplined than I am

[BootinUp]

8. The first thought round here is corporate conspiracy. nt

[liberal N proud]

9. Bernie has been the ultimate victim candidate

From rigged caucuses to closed primaries and Super Delegates and the list goes on.

Even shunned by the Pope.

Poor Bernie

[Treant]

12. Is this Anger still?

I would've thought we'd move into Bargaining by now. Really.

I can't be the only one getting desperately tired of hearing about him. He lost, he's acting badly to stay in the news, but really...it's over, and he's yesterday's news. He has some slight remaining relevance until mid-July, but that's the end of it.

He's alienated too many people (including me, which is going some) to realistically head any effective "revolution." He had some good ideas, but now I'll wait until somebody else assumes the mantle. Elizabeth Warren, I'm looking at you here, although Brown or Blumenthal would be very nice, too.

Sorry for the rant.