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2016 Postmortem

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Feeling the Bern

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Mon May 30, 2016, 08:38 AM May 2016

Politico Confirms: Hillary Clinton Has Kept 99% Of Funds Raised For State Parties [View all]

Bernie Sanders’ accusations that Hillary Clinton is using her joint fundraising committee to skirt federal campaign finance laws are now proven.

According to a new Politico report, the Hillary Victory Fund has kept 99 percent of approximately $60 million it was supposedly raising for state Democratic Parties. Under the agreement signed by Democratic Party leaders in 33 states, the Hillary Victory Fund would solicit donations from super-wealthy donors for as much as $353,400.

The deal agreed to by state parties and the Clinton campaign allows for the first $2,700 raised by the Victory Fund to go to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The next $33,400 is earmarked for the DNC, and the remaining funds are meant for state Democratic parties. Under this agreement, it was assumed that the DNC would spend that money helping each respective state party win down-ballot elections.

However, after the original distribution, the Clinton campaign is the sole decider of what happens to the rest of the cash.

Something's fishy here


Politico's original story

I guess it's time for HRC people to throw Politico under the bus now too.
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Article is almost a month Demsrule86 May 2016 #1
One of the candidates which has received a donation from Hillary's fund raising Thinkingabout May 2016 #2
Utter NONSENSE! CorporatistNation May 2016 #6
Here is the answer to your nonsense, this is a well known fact. Thinkingabout May 2016 #7
Ha! I didn't know that! I love it! tandem5 May 2016 #18
poor hrc. another thing she did that isn't her fault roguevalley May 2016 #22
Do you think we will fall for the BS? Demsrule86 May 2016 #3
Hypothetically, let's say she wins the GE TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #4
and even worse Robbins May 2016 #5
How much has Sanders contributed to down ticket candidates? Thinkingabout May 2016 #8
Hundreds of Thousands of dollars, if not more. HerbChestnut May 2016 #11
Oh, really, he only reported $1,000 early this year when it was pointed out he Thinkingabout May 2016 #13
Yep, he didn't start sending those emails out until people started announcing their candidacies HerbChestnut May 2016 #14
Guess he forgot to post the information. Thinkingabout May 2016 #15
She would probably prefer to work with the GOP because she will be implementing pdsimdars May 2016 #10
K & R AzDar May 2016 #9
Nothing much with her campaign seems above board. I guess win at all cost is just another 'meh'. nt polly7 May 2016 #12
I heard she collects puppies from shelters and ships them off to sweatshops in Malaysia! tandem5 May 2016 #16
Great deflection EndElectoral May 2016 #17
They'll grow tired of defending the Clintons. I did after NAFTA, B Calm May 2016 #20
Dude I'm serious I read it on ruffingtonpost... tandem5 May 2016 #21
No, that's NOT what it says. It says the DNC has kept most of the money, not Hillary. pnwmom May 2016 #19
Most of the state funds will be distributed for the GE when they will need it most. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #23
That's Hillary, it's all about HER. pdsimdars May 2016 #24
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