Big-money liberals vow to back Bernie whether he likes it or not

[speaktruthtopower]

http://g.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269706-big-money-liberals-vow-to-back-bernie-whether-he-likes-it-or-not

[tk2kewl]

1. game over... he's now as dirty as the rest

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on edit to avoid confusion i have noticed that on small displays like smart phones the giant Sanders logo in my sig line is hidden

[Politicalboi]

2. At least he didn't have to whore for it

That makes a BIG difference. He's not making promises behind our backs for money.

[tk2kewl]

4. no doubt.

he also still needs to win the primary before this is even a real issue. if i were him i'd also try to get anyone doing this to at least provide full disclosure for all donations

[Politicalboi]

6. Yes, I agree

He's not promising them anything for money. These are just concerned Dem's who don't want the GOP to take over the entire government.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Jury results

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[Politicalboi]

9. WOW!

Thank you guys. We all use that word when it comes to politicians. I wasn't talking about any one candidate.

[tk2kewl]

11. i took it the way it was intended

but i can see how it could be crossing the line when your opponent is a woman

[speaktruthtopower]

15. Can see both sides of that

[99th_Monkey]

10. I don't see it that way at all. Quite the opposite actually.

Perhaps you were being sarcastic, but in case you weren't and for
the record ...

This is EXACTLY what I was hoping would happen. Bernie's making it very clear
that he is NOT for sale, and that any money donated is totally to advance exactly
what Bernie is saying he's going to do: i.e. his platform in it's entirety.

Not that I agree with all of it (guns), but on balance it's nearly an exact replica of
my own personal priorities and goals for the nation. If I had a ton of money,
but could only give $2700, why should people who have money and support
Bernie's platform in it's entirety be denied the same latitude to USE Citizens United
in an entirely clean way, i.e. in solidarity with We the People's Political Revolution.

I think there's a good case to be made here. Not sure if I'm doing it justice, but
damn .. this could easily make the difference for Bernie. PLUS, it totally destroys
the following Clinton meme, that "Bernie Can't Compete in the GE" due to not
having $uper-pac$.

A number of Hillary Clinton’s fundraisers and donors say that no matter how impressive Sanders’s small-dollar fundraising is — and many are stunned that he has managed to haul in close to $100 million in donations averaging around $30 — they remain skeptical that the small-dollar approach can work in a general election against a Republican nominee backed by numerous tycoons and likely by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch's powerful donor network.

Also, as I understand it, the nurse's union that endorsed Bernie is also pledging to do their
own thing, and i don't think Bernie has quashed that effort.

[tk2kewl]

17. couldn't agree more

and i suggested that if he should win the primary and big-money wants to go ahead anyway that he should publicly request that anyone producing ads on his behalf provide full donor disclosure...

i will now go back and add the sarcasm tag since you're the second one that misunderstood me

[99th_Monkey]

18. I like "he should publicly request anyone producing ads on his behalf provide full donor disclosure"

[cali]

12. You did not read the article. It say exactly the opposite.

Fuck. Why not read before commenting?

[myrna minx]

13. He was being sarcastic - he's a Bernie supporter.

[cali]

14. Oops, my mistake.

[tk2kewl]

16. i was being sacrastic

i scanned the article and have since gone back for a full read. i got the point first time.

in another comment in this thread i said should he make it o the GE it would be wise for Bernie to ask PACs that would consider working on his behalf to provide full disclosure of donors.

i'm with you

[JonLeibowitz]

3. This article reads like a The Onion piece. Love it!

[TTUBatfan2008]

7. It won't be an issue...

Hillary will win the nomination and the party will continue with business as usual. The best Sanders can hope for is to use his support base (around 40% of the voters at the moment) to get certain issues locked down for sure, like a guarantee from Hillary that she won't sign TPP and will make sure that SCOTUS nominees intend to overturn Citizens United.

[Ferd Berfel]

8. He's still against it.

[99th_Monkey]

19. How do you know that?

Links? Sources?

[liberal_at_heart]

20. People with money just don't get it. More money doesn't always mean more victories.

Republicans have been outspending Democrats for a long time. And even before Democrats cozied up to Wall Street Democrats were still winning races. People don't respond to Bernie because of tv ads. They respond to him because he cares. A real life honest to goodness politician who cares. You can't buy that. Even before people knew who he was he was packing speaking engagements. People love Bernie because Bernie loves them.