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George II

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24. It's not even millions, its $200,000.

Reply to DrFunkenstein (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 08:29 PM

Sep 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden fundraises from lobbyists despite pledge [View all] True Dough Sep 2019 OP

Note to candidates: Magoo48 Sep 2019 #1

Same goes for Pharma Executives. ehrnst Sep 2019 #6

Actually reading your links makes a difference. JudyM Sep 2019 #9

Actually reading the posts makes a difference if you're going to comment on them ehrnst Sep 2019 #10

This was before the pledge, and he said he's returning it. You expect every candidate to know JudyM Sep 2019 #11

Goalposts moved. ehrnst Sep 2019 #13

Nope same goalposts, sorry, you're stretching too much. JudyM Sep 2019 #14

And we have a red herring... ehrnst Sep 2019 #15

What matters the most is beating trump. What matters next is reforming the way our government JudyM Sep 2019 #17

And we have yet another evasion of what I've brought up. ehrnst Sep 2019 #18

Oops! Come on Joe .... you can do better than that. nt KPN Sep 2019 #2

and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations. Cha Sep 2019 #22

Cool. KPN Sep 2019 #34

Interesting. You left out the paragraph explaining that he's returning the money. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #3

I noted that his campaign has pledged to return the money True Dough Sep 2019 #4

Whoops - missed that line above the block with the excerpt. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #5

I know you didn't edit the OP. It was just sloppy reading on my part that I missed that line. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #7

Understood True Dough Sep 2019 #8

Just Because They Give Him Millions Doesn't Mean They Expect Anything Back DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #12

It's not even millions, its $200,000. George II Sep 2019 #24

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #16

" and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations." Cha Sep 2019 #19

Did you actually READ the OP and the full article? George II Sep 2019 #25

I'm guessing a Cha Sep 2019 #37

"Big Fat NO." myohmy2 Sep 2019 #44

No "finger wagging". Cha Sep 2019 #45

He didn't "fundraise from lobbyists", he received contributions from people who work at.... George II Sep 2019 #20

Not good melman Sep 2019 #21

What, that he is returning the donations or that Sanders hired people who voted for Jill Stein to still_one Sep 2019 #29

This melman Sep 2019 #30

and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations Cha Sep 2019 #23

You understand they really don't really care about the facts. still_one Sep 2019 #28

.. Cha Sep 2019 #33

So where a person works makes their donation corrupting or not corrupting? betsuni Sep 2019 #26

Several years ago when I posted that my sister was a bank teller at a NYC suburb bank branch... George II Sep 2019 #27

Well, she did pull out a Glock crazytown Sep 2019 #32

Sigh. betsuni Sep 2019 #35

As I recall, Pete returned some lobbyist money too. crazytown Sep 2019 #31

When you're receiving $20-30 million over the course of a few months, there are bound to be.... George II Sep 2019 #36

What I was saying is a that a Buttigieg supporter crazytown Sep 2019 #38

Yes, that's right. Actually no one should considering that EVERY campaign has situations like this. George II Sep 2019 #39

Then again, some campaigns have an easier time crazytown Sep 2019 #40

Ouch! George II Sep 2019 #41

That's right True Dough Sep 2019 #43

Al Franken on lobbying (from "Giant of the Senate" ): betsuni Sep 2019 #42