Sanders outpaces Clinton in fundraising for fourth straight month

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/20/sanders-tops-clinton-fundraising-fourth-month-row/

Mr. Sanders out-raised rival Hillary Clinton for the fourth month in a row. The Vermont senator took in $26.9 million in April, narrowly inching out Mrs. Clinton’s $26.4 million intake.

“Only 5 percent of Sanders’ total came from donors who have given the maximum $2,700 an individual may donate to a candidate,” the Sanders campaign said Friday in an press release. “Almost half of Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign committee money comes from maxed-out donors.”

[SidDithers]

1. The right hates Hillary. The fringe left hates Hillary...

but they both love the Moonie Times.

Sid

[Shemp Howard]

30. ...but the corporations LOVE Hillary.

Big corporations paid Hillary hundreds of thousands of dollars for short speeches. That's only because they are truly interested in what she has to say. Her insights are really unique. The corporations expect no considerations for all the money they spent.

And unicorns frolic on my front lawn.

[MaeScott]

35. Yep, hedge fund Hill loves her some Wall Street.

The Street made out like bandits on Puerto Rican debt.

[warrprayer]

2. That sums the whole picture up nicely

In a nutshell.

[drokhole]

12. Yep, par for the course...

Bernie Sanders Campaign Finance (as of March 2016)

$182.2M
99.98% Campaign donations
0.02% Super PACs and other groups

65% of campaign donations came from donations of $200 or less

Hillary Clinton Campaign Finance (as of April 2016)

$256.2M
70% Campaign donations
30% Super PACs and other groups

19% of campaign donations came from donations of $200 or less

[KoKo]

33. In same interview: Said she's getting money & support from Republicans...

I remember how Ralph Nader has been so criticized for that one.

It was reported in other news (not the interview) that she is in NY Fundraising this weekend. So...there's that to add to the Business Person she might be open to selected for VP.

[warrprayer]

38. yup

Wouldn't suprise me at all.

[Yurovsky]

3. It's the people bs the powerful...

and the people refuse to bend a knee to the oligarchy.

She may win the nomination (hello super delegates) but she'll never win the hearts and minds of average working-class and poor Americans.

Now the board at Goldman Sachs, I think she's found a genuine connection there...

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. I've given Clinton ZERO dollars so far this cycle

I'll give when it's actually needed.

She's been wiping the floor with the Sanders campaign, so it hasn't really been necessary to donate.

[KingFlorez]

5. And Clinton has proven that money doesn't buy elections

She has upset Sanders for this nomination and overcome big spending. Amazing how she has defied the odds to beat Sanders.

[virtualobserver]

7. "defied the odds".....you are hilarious

She hasn't been able to close out a total unknown with the full backing of the Party/

[KingFlorez]

8. Still waiting for that Field Poll in California with Sanders up by 7%

With that said, Clinton has won despite being outspent by Sanders. This primary is over no matter what Sanders or his supporters say.

[Tavarious Jackson]

20. She closed just after super tuesday nt

[anotherproletariat]

29. Anyone who thinks this race isn't closed, needs to seriously consider the possibility that they have

been brainwashed. Reality is that Hillary needs only 85 more delegates of the 939 left. And yes, that includes super delegates...the very people who are the committed party officials, who have been supported by the party in their elections, who have known and admired Hillary in her many roles, and who know that their political futures are tied to their support of loyal Democrats.

The same super delegates who Sanders has been demeaning, and scolding for no reason other than he is losing. And who his supporters have been mercilessly threatening for months.

The chances of any of these people switching to Sanders is nil. The race is closed.

[virtualobserver]

32. if Bernie wins a majority of pledged delegates....the whole game changes

If Bernie sweeps the remaining primaries...the whole game changes.

In either case, Hillary will be seen as too weak.

[bkkyosemite]

26. The odds were cheating, fraud and disenfranchisement and he still it at her heels.

[warrprayer]

6. This little piece was interesting

http://americablog.com/2010/08/koch-industries-gave-funding-to-the-dlc-and-served-on-its-executive-council.html

"And for $25,000, 28 giant companies found their way onto the DLC’s executive council, including Aetna, AT&T;, American Airlines, AIG, BellSouth, Chevron, DuPont, Enron, IBM, Merck and Company, Microsoft, Philip Morris, Texaco, and Verizon Communications. Few, if any, of these corporations would be seen as leaning Democratic, of course, but here and there are some real surprises. One member of the DLC’s executive council is none other than Koch Industries, the privately held, Kansas-based oil company whose namesake family members are avatars of the far right, having helped to found archconservative institutions like the Cato Institute and Citizens for a Sound Economy. Not only that, but two Koch executives, Richard Fink and Robert P. Hall III, are listed as members of the board of trustees and the event committee, respectively–meaning that they gave significantly more than $25,000."

[arcane1]

9. This is why the D party isn't afraid of Clinton losing to Trump. Their ACTUAL base wins regardless.

[Peace Patriot]

11. One half of a dying party is NOT...

...going to beat Trump, as all polls show.

[nc4bo]

13. Mmmm sounds like a mighty Republican list ya got there. nt

[warrprayer]

14. Sure 'nuff.

[MisterP]

10. phallogocracy!

[Demsrule86]

15. Too bad he spent just under 40 million...

and I feel bad for those people supporting a losing campaign...should have conceded.

[sadoldgirl]

16. Kindness and love are not what she caused

in Libya, nor what she proposes for Syria, nor
what she did with Honduras.
Her supporting Bill's reduction in welfare for the
poorest, especially single women with children
certainly does not equate to your slogan.

[Demsrule86]

25. Obama is the president

and dictates the policy. you have no idea what she would have done about welfare; Bill was president-not her...and it is immaterial...because your choice is Trump or Hillary...and if you think Trump is better than you really need to consider the facts in a cold unemotional way...I don't want my girls or my son for that matter growing up in a world where women are punished for having an abortion. Trump is the devil...way worse than Reagan...and will have as many as five court picks.

[arcane1]

31. Correct the Record specifically recommends those words to their troll army:

The task force currently combats online political harassment, having already addressed more than 5,000 individuals who have personally attacked Secretary Clinton on Twitter. The task force will provide a presence and space online where Clinton supporters can organize and engage with one another and are able to obtain graphics, videos, gifs, and messaging to use in their own social spaces. Additionally, the Barrier Breakers 2016 task force hopes to embrace the creativity of Hillary Clinton’s supporters by sharing their efforts and content with other groups.

THANK A DELEGATE WEBSITE:

www.thankadelegate.com

EXAMPLE GRAPHICS:



http://correctrecord.org/barrier-breakers-2016-a-project-of-correct-the-record/

[bkkyosemite]

27. Stop speaking for us........we are not done!

[Demsrule86]

45. You are done in fact

And after California and Jersey ...there will be no more false hope.

[Tarc]

17. Hillary is no longer campaigning in the primary election

Sanders is also burning through your donation cash like there's no tomorrow.

So...

[DebDoo]

18. Good! I gave it to him to spend!

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

21. Ummm...

We the people gave him our money so that he could spend it in the primary...

[Tarc]

22. You the people should donate it to charity where it'd actually be useful

Rather than on a candidate who has already lost.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

23. Our decision to donate to Sanders has nothing to do about him winning or losing...

As long as you stick your head in the sand you will never get it.

[Tarc]

24. Which is why you, and he, lost

Just raking in the cash while never appealing to any voter beyond his white male, youth base.

My goodness, it's like fish-in-a-barrel target practice today around here...

[Fawke Em]

40. I'm female and middle-aged.

He appeals to me.

She doesn't. I'm not rich enough for that.

[Tarc]

41. I believe you're an anomaly. Or more genteely, an outlier

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The continued existence of the Log Cabin Republicans, or the 6% of African-Americans who voted for Mittens over Obama in 2012 prove that there will always be some holdouts.

[blue neen]

44. I'm female and middle-aged also.

She appeals to me.

He used to, but now he doesn't. I'm not rich enough to give to a campaign that now has no chance of winning.

[Fawke Em]

39. You should mind your own business.

[Tarc]

42. Lol

[bkkyosemite]

28. That's what the donations have always been for and CA it's expensive. So here back at ya

p.s. your candidate could not do what Bernie has done no matter how much she begged.

[Jitter65]

19. And in spending too. nt

[tandem5]

34. He should put some of that money away for a rainy day.

[riversedge]

36. It is a darn shame that Sanders does not raise $$ for Down ticket Dems like Hillary does.

[Fawke Em]

43. It's a darned shame they don't get to keep any of that money.

The victory fund has transferred $3.8 million to the state parties, but almost all of that cash ($3.3 million, or 88 percent) was quickly transferred to the DNC, usually within a day or two, by the Clinton staffer who controls the committee, POLITICO’s analysis of the FEC records found.

By contrast, the victory fund has transferred $15.4 million to Clinton’s campaign and $5.7 million to the DNC, which will work closely with Clinton’s campaign if and when she becomes the party’s nominee. And most of the $23.3 million spent directly by the victory fund has gone toward expenses that appear to have directly benefited Clinton’s campaign, including $2.8 million for “salary and overhead” and $8.6 million for web advertising that mostly looks indistinguishable from Clinton campaign ads and that has helped Clinton build a network of small donors who will be critical in a general election expected to cost each side well in excess of $1 billion.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/clinton-fundraising-leaves-little-for-state-parties-222670

Meanwhile, just yesterday, I got this from the Sanders campaign:

So let me introduce you to Tim Canova, a progressive challenger who is running against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a Democratic primary in Florida this year.

Tim endorsed Bernie’s presidential campaign, and was inspired to run because of Wasserman Schultz’ support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. His campaign is funded like ours, by lots of people giving small amounts of money.

And on issues like taking on Wall Street, making tuition free at public colleges, and reforming our broken campaign finance system, he is someone you can be proud to support. That’s why Bernie is endorsing Tim’s campaign, and why we’re proud to ask:

Splitting a $2.70 contribution between Bernie 2016 and Tim Canova for Congress will help elect progressives up and down the ballot while sending an UNMISTAKABLE message about our political revolution’s commitment to electing candidates who share our values.

Guess you are wrong, huh?

[riversedge]

37. "He raised nearly $20 million LESS than he raised in March.." Slowing down down

Leigh Ann Caldwell
2 days ago
Sanders Fundraising Drops in April

..................He raised nearly $20 million LESS than he raised in March when he had his best fundraising month of the campaign, pulling in $45.9 million.

Sanders has a little less than $6 million cash on hand while Clinton has $30 million in the bank.