2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie taps his network to raise nearly $2 million in two days for House, Senate contenders
As reported by the Washington Post:
The senator from Vermont raised just shy of $2 million in two days online this week for 13 like-minded U.S. Senate and House candidates, according to his campaign committee.
This week, Sanders tapped his massive donor list, sending out emails asking his fans to support candidates blessed by Our Revolution, an organization he launched after exiting the race.
The two-day take was $1.88 million, with more dollars continuing to come in. The biggest beneficiary, an aide said, was Deborah Ross, who has mounted an unexpectedly strong challenge to Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.). About $300,000 flowed directly to her campaign.
One of multiple solicitations sent out by Sanders referred to a recent warning by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) that Sanders could take over as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee if Democrats take over control of the Senate.
Full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/20/bernie-sanders-taps-his-donor-network-to-raise-nearly-2-million-in-two-days-for-house-senate-contenders/
msongs
(67,453 posts)SamKnause
(13,110 posts)What a fine man.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,334 posts)Followed the link in Bernie's email. You can split your donation among the candidates, or divide it equally. I went for the House races. We have to take it all or we can't move forward!
ALBliberal
(2,345 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)We've been getting our asses kicked in congress.
We need more liberals in congress!
Saviolo
(3,283 posts)to support all of those downticket races, now that it seems like the Presidency is a lock. Give Hillary a full set of tools to work with right off the bat instead of battling a hostile congress and senate for two years.
Democat
(11,617 posts)Thank you Senator!
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)50 State Strategy - make them all blue!
liberalla
(9,264 posts)i love you man!
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Great news, thanks for posting.
Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)Not bad for a guy who isn't even a party member.
He's been invaluable this cycle.
mythology
(9,527 posts)They didn't have enough support to get Sanders the nomination, but there were a lot of them and they were highly motivated. They need to be kept engaged not just to have more Democratic voters in general, but to have their positions advocated for rather than getting disillusioned and not being in a position to push for their positions.
oasis
(49,410 posts)Hekate
(90,829 posts)Shared this with hubby, who still has a heart full of Bernie-love.