Last night, Bernie Sanders had dinner with Ilhan Omar

[Eric J in MN]

...and others.

Today, he’s asking supporters to split a donation between them.

Link to tweet

?s=21

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Nice!

Thank you, Bernie.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Eric J in MN.

[George II]

3. He's fundraising for himself off the attacks by trump on those four women Representatives....

He sent out similar tweets (and emails) naming Tlaib and all four of them. Each one asking to "split" donations to them with him.

Here's an excerpt from one of them:

That is why today I am asking you to respond to Trump’s racist attack by splitting a contribution between Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s campaign and ours.

For each one of them I've made small contributions to both Joe Biden and Sharice Davids.

[SouthernProgressive]

4. Pretty obvious.

At the same time, it’s expected of career politicians.

Remember what his supporters said about Marissa J? Absolutely disgusting.

[whathehell]

37. Who is Maridda J..

and what did his supporters say about her?

[Eric J in MN]

6. Ilhan Omar has been in Congress

...for half a year.

Many people on Bernie’s email list aren’t familiar with her.

So Bernie can probably raise more money for her by asking for a split donation (known candidate and unknown candidate to some) than just by asking for a donation for her.

[George II]

9. He could have the contribution sent just to them, then they'd get the entire contribution.

[brooklynite]

27. She doesn't need the money, unless you imagine she'll have a Primary challenge

[George II]

29. Bazinga!

[Kurt V.]

43. you think she will run unchallenged then? Rhetorical btw since you're being disingenuous.

[George II]

60. She won in a deep blue district and got 78% of the vote. She all but ran unopposed in 2018....

She raised $1.5M for her campaign. Her opponent raised a grand total of $23,000.

That is not "disingenuous".

[rzemanfl]

65. Bookmarking. n/t

[Tiggeroshii]

28. That sounds illegal.

[House of Roberts]

30. Anyone who wants to contribute to one

and not the other have plenty of opportunities to do so.
He's trying to help Omar through HIS donor network.

[Kurt V.]

7. it will raise money for these women's campaigns they otherwise wouldn't have gotten.

[George II]

10. Why not ask them to send the WHOLE contribution to them?

[Kurt V.]

21. many ppl have limited funds and want part of that to go to sanders.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

78. Whatever Bernie does will NEVER be enough for some.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[progressoid]

15. Bob Casey did it too

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/casey-bidendebate

Oh, wait.

That was for Casey and Biden.

Never mind.

[George II]

18. Bob Casey is running for President? I guess we all missed that.

[progressoid]

31. Oh c'mon. This happens all the time and you know it.

Politicians stoke eachother's fire.

Just last year, Warren and Harris had a shared ActBlue page.

And both Sanders and Kamala Harris had a shared donations with Andrew Gillum for his run for governor.

This is nothing new.


But points to you for finding another nit to pick.

[George II]

54. Unless I missed it, I've never seen any other Presidential candidate ask for people to contribute...

....to someone and then give half of it to them.

[progressoid]

82. Ah, so your umbrage on this topic is limited to presidential candidates only.

Got it.

[George II]

83. That's the topic of discussion, isn't it?

[melman]

16. "For each one of them I've made small contributions to both Joe Biden and Sharice Davids. "

Wow.

[George II]

20. .

[melman]

22. It's unbelievable

Even after the "Send her back" chants you still have to get your digs in.

[George II]

24. Whatever are you talking about? Is it a bad thing that for each of those pleas for money by BS....

....I contribute to my Presidential candidate and a freshman Democratic woman of color?

It's unbelievable.

[George II]

85. Believe it or not, I got another plea for money (9:53) for $2.70 to be split between himself....

....and Representative Omar.

Sadly he underestimates her resolve, saying: "To my surprise, Ilhan was pretty unfazed." To his surprise? She's stronger than he is, for sure. Oh well, disappointing to say the least.

So, rather than send HIM money, I sent another small contribution to VP Biden and one to the first Native American LGBTQ woman member of the House, Sharice Davids. She's the one who was attacked last week by Saikat Chakrabarti, co-founder of Justice Democrats and AOC's Chief of Staff, accusing her of supporting a racist system.

Happy to support a Democrat in a formerly red district, who stands by and for her constituency and is working hard for them.

[melman]

86. Still can't let it go

Even after the hideous events of this week you still need get your digs in. It's really pretty sad.

[George II]

87. You didn't read my post, where BS all but disrespects Representative Omar....

....and her fortitude.

Digs? Not at all. Sad? Yes, BS's attitude toward her is truly sad - she's far stronger than he is.

As for "can't let it go", as long as I keep getting emails from him feeding off "the hideous events of this week" (your words) as a fund raising ploy for himself (one plea for himself and all four, one for himself and Tlaib, and now THREE for himself and Omar), it's tough to "let it go". Obviously he can't.

[melman]

88. I did

You know what you're doing. It's gross and sad.



That's my last post on the matter. So don't bother trying to get me into a big back and forth. I'm done.

[NurseJackie]

39. Oh brother!

[myohmy2]

42. that's not fair...

...I think what Bernie is saying is that if you're going to make a contribution to me, I'm willing to split that contribution with Rashida...

...where did Joe have dinner last night?

...

[Blue_true]

63. There is two ways of looking at this George.

One is your interpretation, the other is that he is introducing her to a much larger donor list.

[George II]

64. Introducing her is one thing, using her name and her situation to raise funds for himself...

...is another thing.

As I pointed out elsewhere today, she hasn't had a dearth of contributions. She raised more than $1.4 million last year, her opponent raised $23,000. Yes, that's correct.

And she won with 78% of the vote.

She's an impressive young woman, and BS is capitalizing on that.

[Princetonian]

5. Bad photo. No photo-op here. Elhan Omar seems relaxed while Bernie engages her with deep interest.

She clearly enjoyed listening to him. I am glad he went out of his way to lend her his support. In asking for splitting donations, Bernie is giving her his voter list, so to speak.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Yes. After a donation

...people are asked if they want emails from Ilhan Omar.

Personally, I like the photo.

[Princetonian]

11. Me too. I meant "Bad photo" from the viewpoint of a professional photographer.

I like how Bernie didn't want a photo-op. He never does.

[Cha]

14. Oh yes he does.

[George II]

19. Does he have his hand on her shoulder?

[SMC22307]

66. Yeah, just like this guy...

[virgogal]

12. Too touchy-feely for me.

[SMC22307]

67. Ms. Omar doesn't look bothered. (n/t)

[sheshe2]

13. This is a business dinner.

Why is his hand on her shoulder?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

17. Shoulder gate!

[sheshe2]

23. With all the talk about Biden's/ Franken's inappropriate touching you find this amusing.

The #MeTooMovement is funny as well?

[Tiggeroshii]

32. Your contribed attempts to compare this to anything remotely inappropriate is hilarious.

[sheshe2]

47. The #MeToMovement is incredibly hilarious? SMH

[Tiggeroshii]

58. Your contribed attempts to compare this to anything remotely inappropriate is hilarious

And your allusion to the metoo movement is a mockery of the actual victims. You should stop.

[sheshe2]

61. You are here telling me, a woman, that I am making a mockery of the movement?

You couldn't be more wrong.

Done here.

[Tiggeroshii]

73. Your contribed attempts to compare this to anything remotely inappropriate is hilarious

Im saying comparing non sexual assault to actual sexuall assault is wrong and you should stop.

[sheshe2]

74. Pretty sure I mentioned Franken and Biden.

Are you saying that what they did was sexual assault?

Please.

[Tiggeroshii]

75. Your contribed attempts to compare this to anything remotely inappropriate is hilarious

You are comparing bernie's shoulder touch to actual sexual assault and rapethat was brought to light in the me too movement. That is mocking the me too movement and the actual victims it involved. You should stop.

[sheshe2]

76. Well you said it.

Now your canned response for the fifth time.

Tells me you got nothing.

Sleep tight.

[Tiggeroshii]

77. Thanks for not comparing a shoulder touch to actual sexual assault.

I like that you stopped doing that. Thanks!!

[sheshe2]

55. You think the allegations against Franken were appropriate?

Bernie did and asked him to step down.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

79. Yes, amusing to say the least! But, hey, it's Bernie... so anything goes!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Tiggeroshii]

80. Right?!

It baffles the heck out of me the amount of anger they have towards him.

[George II]

51. Makes you shake your head, doesn't it?

[sheshe2]

52. I am done with all off them.

Let them laugh.

Thanks.

[questionseverything]

56. seriously and they wonder why peops dont turn out for the establishment candidate

<shakes head>

[Srkdqltr]

46. It's on the chair behind her... grow up

[sheshe2]

48. His arms is looped over the back of the chair.

His hand is on her shoulder.

[SMC22307]

68. Yeah... why?!

[George II]

25. Even Justice Democrats is fundraising off this:

Link to tweet

[shawn703]

33. Considering the Justice Democrats endorsed all four in 2018

Wouldn’t it make sense to still support them?

[George II]

59. They're not raising money for them, they're raising money for themselves. And they'll use....

...some of it to support candidates who run against highly respected incumbent Democrats in primaries.

[shawn703]

69. They raised money to support their campaigns in 2018

As well as to support three other incumbent Democrats who came out as Justice Democrats. Why do you think they would cease supporting their campaigns in the 2020 cycle?

[George II]

70. You should check Justice Democrats' business model.

[SMC22307]

71. Stings, doesn't it?

Incumbent schumbent. Let voters decide who they want to represent them, like voters did w/ AOC.

[George II]

72. That was the only one. They endorsed 79 candidates last year, 7 won.

[myohmy2]

26. now that's class...

...kudos to Bernie...

...

...

[yaesu]

34. Bernie is a good heart. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

81. The best!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

35. Wow, what a contrast. Republican men never talk to any women....

other than their wives.....

[guillaumeb]

36. Recommended.

[mcar]

38. IIRC, Kamala Harris asked for donations to support these women

Not for herself. Sanders seems self serving here.

[NurseJackie]

40. Exactly right! You nailed it.

Sanders seems self serving here.

Exactly right! You nailed it.

Thank you.

[mcar]

41. I'm looking for her tweet

But it's been a week.

[Dem Dean]

44. Excellent

I do like Bernie, though I'm supporting Biden.

[zentrum]

45. Great picture. Thanks.

[Vegas Roller]

50. Always gimme gimme gimme

If there was a natural disaster and a candidate said "send me money and I'd give half to red cross" - how would that sound?

This is no different

[ecstatic]

57. That's wonderful. nt

[Applegate]

62. Wow. You can count on some people to shit all over any Bernie thread.

They spend so much energy bashing Sanders. I hope they save some for something positive.

[samir.g]

84. She took the hit, she endured the racism, now he wants money for it

[Eric J in MN]

91. Ilhan Omar gets half by default.

If a donor wants to give her 100% then that's also an option.

[nolabear]

89. His hand is on her shoulder. Isn't that forbidden?

I'm behind Ilhan Omar all the way but this smacks of a PR tactic on his part.

[ucrdem]

90. Seriously.

And she doesn't look especially receptive to it.

[betsuni]

92. My first thought when I saw this:

The food is sitting there on the table getting cold. Eat, then talk, or eat while talking. Looks like Chinese. Respect the food. I think about food too much.