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Warren's Exception to the Top-dollar Fundraisers Pledge
In the political climate in which the 2020 election is taking place with Trump raking in millions in campaign funds, I have no problem with Democratic Presidential candidates raising money in high-end fundraisers.
That being said, Biden received a great deal of criticism for his giving the nod for super PAC support. Therefore, it is fair to mention that other candidates, including Warren, have done what they needed to do to raise the dollars they need. The following artice brings this to our attention.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/30/warrens_no_top-dollar_fundraiser_pledge_includes_big_caveat_141622.html
Warrens No Top-Dollar Fundraiser Pledge Includes Big Caveat
By Brian Slodysko & Will Weissert
October 30, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Dozens of donors enjoyed a white-tablecloth dinner, an open bar and sweeping views of the U.S. Capitol this month when Elizabeth Warren strode on stage to headline a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. The setting was similarly swanky in August, when Warren addressed party contributors at the ornate Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. And its likely to be much the same in December, when Warren is slated to headline another party fundraiser in Boston.
The Massachusetts senator has become a leading Democratic presidential candidate in part because she has pledged to forgo events with high-dollar donors, which has resonated with progressives who believe wealthy donors have outsized political influence. But Warren has a notable exception for fundraisers that take in big money for her party, a practice she plans to continue if she becomes the Democratic nominee to take on President Donald Trump.
Warren is already under scrutiny for seeding her presidential campaign with money she raised while running for the Senate, when she spent millions of dollars on fundraisers and took money from large donors. While thats common practice, the money transfers and the fundraisers for the national party committee could undermine Warrens image as a relentless fighter for the middle class who would rather spend hours taking selfies with supporters than schmoozing with elite donors.
Shes a great candidate, said Don Fowler, who ran the DNC for two years under President Bill Clinton and hasnt endorsed any of his partys White House hopefuls. Shes just off-step on this particular point.
Fowler and other Democratic leaders say Warren isnt being honest about her fundraising plans if she were to become the partys nominee. They say she cant tell voters she is personally shunning big-dollar fundraisers while simultaneously headlining state and national party events at which she would raise millions of dollars from major donors supporting her bid for the White House.
We need to cut some slack for candidates to do what must be done to bring down Trump. Election reform is at the top of the list of needed reforms and it can be implemented when it is fairly applied to all candidates whatever their party affiliation. In the meantime, more power to our candidates in bringing in big bucks.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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