Schumer may shatter fundraising records for Democrats

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Sen. Charles Schumer, who will become the Senate’s top Democrat in 2017, could become one of the greatest fundraisers of all time.

The New York Democrat has developed a reputation as a tenacious money magnet who doesn’t take no for an answer. When handed a $25,000 check, he’s been known to respond, “You can do a little better than that.”

He’s asked donors to send him contributions by courier to quash any possible excuses about a “check in the mail.”

“I would use the word ‘relentless.’ He knows every year what money is out there and how to reach it,” said Tom Quinn, a Democratic lobbyist who has known Schumer since he was elected to the House in 1980.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/239033-schumer-may-shatter-fundraising-records

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1. Good-money 4 Dems. Not Good-elections bought. Bad-feeds a persistent and nefarious stereotype.

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Altogether, an insidious cycle of venality and corruption where government goes to the highest bidder. Under Citizens United, even foreign money is now king in US elections.

This can not end well. Based upon history, it won't.

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2. Schumer (D-Wall St)... nt

[JEB]

3. Money trumps peace.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026467670

Obama, Kerry and an International diplomatic effort gets a scent of peace and Schumer cuts a stinky fart for his backers.