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Bernie Sanders

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Thu Apr 7, 2016, 01:09 AM Apr 2016

How do we know all this money influences Clinton?

Her answers on fracking and her refusal to release the transcripts...

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How do we know all this money influences Clinton? (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2016 OP

Funny beltanefauve Apr 2016 #1

I don't believe that is the true sum, when you add in Super Pacs, lobbyists, and bundlers. highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #2

this EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #4

That's peanuts compared to the money to the Clinton Foundation jfern Apr 2016 #3

She gets much more money from them than that. greymouse Apr 2016 #5

beltanefauve

(1,784 posts)

1. Funny

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 01:25 AM

Apr 2016

I don't see Bernie's name listed on that graphic.

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)

2. I don't believe that is the true sum, when you add in Super Pacs, lobbyists, and bundlers.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 01:41 AM

Apr 2016

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)

4. this

Reply to highprincipleswork (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:51 AM

Apr 2016

spot on

jfern

(5,204 posts)

3. That's peanuts compared to the money to the Clinton Foundation

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 01:43 AM

Apr 2016

greymouse

(872 posts)

5. She gets much more money from them than that.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 08:47 AM

Apr 2016

Some things must be being left out - "personal" donations from oil and gas lobbyists, PAC money, etc. just as a guess. Heck, she makes that much for one speech.

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