Silicon Valley asked Elizabeth Warren to help with a fundraiser. She said no -- but only eventually.

[brooklynite]

Vox

Elizabeth Warren’s team in recent weeks explored ways to raise money from Silicon Valley donors without violating her ironclad fundraising pledge to not “sell access to my time,” Recode has learned.

The Democratic presidential campaign considered an inbound request to have a campaign representative — such as an endorser, a staff member, or a high-level volunteer leader — attend a now-canceled high-dollar event in the Bay Area, according to several people familiar with the discussions. Those talks coincided with a previously unreported event in San Francisco that raised about $12,000 for her campaign, hosted by local physicians and activists.

The back-and-forth between Warren’s campaign and her supporters reveals how Warren’s promise to not sponsor high-dollar fundraisers is proving to need more definition, just like her pledge not to take money from executives at Big Tech companies. The candidate last week also backtracked on her refusal to disavow any pro-Warren super PACs when she declined to call on a new group to take down ads airing on her behalf. This all reaffirms two things: that Warren isn’t willing to fundraise the traditional way, but also that she’s not completely closed off to considering funding from Big Tech sources.

Warren needs money to campaign in some of the country’s most expensive states on Super Tuesday, especially after disappointing results in the first three primaries that have given Bernie Sanders serious momentum. At the time of these talks, Warren was very close to going broke.

[ecstatic]

1. I hate that she limited herself in that way.

It sort of reminds me of Pence's rule about not being alone with the opposite sex. It's possible to behave in the presence of donors, etc. Just my opinion.

[MisterFred]

2. Caesar's wife problem. The issue isn't doing the right thing, but appearing to do the right thing.NT

[blm]

3. I personally wish she'd allow for some larger fundraising functions.

I know people are anxious to beat up on her over this, but, still. I admire her attempt to keep it as clean and above board as possible. But, that high of a standard is pretty tough to overcome when campaigns need cash flow.

[MoonlitKnight]

4. Seriously

This is the worst they can come up with regarding Warren?