2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBUSTED: Hypocrite Hillary Caught Hoarding 99 Percent of Funds Raised for State Parties
Who here doesnt recall the months of bitter ridicule that Bernie Sanders endured at the hands of the Clinton campaign for not having spent enough time or effort to raise funds for down-ballot Democrats and/or state party committees? Hillary and crew proudly held themselves up as a role model for how to do it, boasting about having raised many millions of dollars for state Democratic Party committees and candidates, in addition to funds for the Clinton campaign itself.
Now it turns out those claims were all part of a big hoax.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/2/1522450/-BUSTED-Hypocrite-Hillary-Caught-Hoarding-99-Percent-of-Funds-Raised-for-State-Parties
MsFlorida
(488 posts)MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)like hypocrite or lying?
also, is see some Bernie supporters now openly discussing Bernie being trump's vp? Bernie's progressive message is obviously lost on these Bernie supporters.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)Now you're bringing up some nutjobs saying things about joining Trump and tar all Bernie supporters with it.
You just can't help yourselves can you?
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)nutty Bernie,
socialist Bernie
or other crappy adjectives.
unfortunately I think Bernie supporters are practicing transference. their hate for Hillary (no idea why) is transferred and they believe that Hillary supporters have the same disdain for Bernie. WE DON'T. We love the man, the candidate, and what he wants to do.
We are simply making a choice.
kgnu_fan
(3,021 posts)Tarc
(10,559 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)Sale Of Blue Nation Review Gives Hillary Clinton Camp Its Very Own Media Outlet
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-brock-blue-nation-review_us_564f0f3de4b0879a5b0a7bc5
Hardly an impartial debunker.
Tarc
(10,559 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)You know that.
(I hope that implying you are intelligent is not considered an ad hominem attack.)
beedle
(1,235 posts)the first paragraph of that response is a blatant lie.
First, the $4.5 million was sent to the state parties, where the Hillary people in charge of the funds sent the $4.5 million right back to the DNC ( and used for Hillary's campaign,) usually the same or next day.
The $9 million is questionable, and some of the state parties are already getting pissed off because the money they were forced to send to the Hillary campaign counts against the money that donors are allowed to donate to the state party ... so anyone that donated $10K to the state party, with the expectation that it would be apportioned properly between Hillary, the DNC and state Democratic parties is seeing all of it go to Hillary, and now they have donated the limit to the state party so they can't donate any more to the state parties.
So 33% of the money that was suppose to go to the state party has been redirected back to Hillary, and the state parties are suppose to trust that for the other 66% Hillary will just 'hold it for them' and not just spend on herself?
I remember as a child of about 6, some big kid came up to me on my way to the store and offered to "count my money" ... well, you can imagine how at 6 years old I was easily fooled by the blatant 'Hillary' ploy.
Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)Typical, dirty ass politics. What a disappointment to see it on DU.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)This is the type of mega, mega joint fundraising committee that we all feared would come into existence if McCutcheon were ruled the wrong way, which it was, said Craig Holman with Public Citizen. It makes maximum use of the loose rules governing joint fundraising. Theyre using big checks to set up a small donor fundraising campaign and turning over the small donors to the Hillary campaign while keeping the large ones for the party. It is permissible, but its offensive, and it should be illegal.
Both Holman and Larry Noble with the Campaign Legal Center emphasized that its extremely unusual and possibly unprecedented for a party to raise so much money for a candidate before the general election.
It shows the DNC has clearly taken sides before they even have a nominee, said Holman. Theres an obvious bias.
Noble agreed. They really are throwing their weight behind a particular candidate, he said. Their argument is usually that it helps the party generally, but the practical and legal reality is that it benefits Hillary Clinton. You just dont expect this kind of thing to happen in the primaries.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/04/19/3770542/bernie-hillary-dnc-fundraising/
Emphasis added
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)That's where it seems to be going. Not to down ticker Dems as had been claimed.
Demsrule86
(70,800 posts)I posted a link that showed what she had given...victory fund...as it were...she has given generously to down ballot races.
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)This OP completely misinterprets the date presented.
First: A Joint Fundraising Agreement comes with an agreed upon formula: the first $2700 (FEC legal limit) goes to Clinton. The next $33,400 (also an FEC legal limit) goes to the DNC; any additional contribution goes to the State Parties. And while dinner with George Clooney gets the publicity, most contributors don't give that much, so there will always be a preponderance of funds going to Clinton. THe key is that the donor know this, and wouldn't have given less to Clinton or more to the DNC or State Parties if the JFA didn't exist. This is simply a convenience factor of writing only one check.
Second: The OP criticizes Clinton because the State Parties are giving funds to the DNC which "will use them to support Clinton". The DNC will certainly use funds to support the nominee, which will BE Clinton, but there's no evidence showing that they're spending money on her behalf now. And, the DNC will be spending money on behalf of Senate and House races, Governorhips and State Legislative Races, as well as allocating funds back to State Parties WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Thank you for the heads-up, Human101948!
Human101948
(3,457 posts)I would just like to know what the facts are...there seems to be so much spin on this subject.
IamMab
(1,359 posts)Your words, remember?
Human101948
(3,457 posts)I can't seem to find an unimpeachable source.