2020 Democratic Primary Thread: Focus on House & Senate races

[Cognito]

Don't get okie dokied by some of these trustfund "leftists"

 

[No1]

I didn't say they weren't black enough, I said the ones that come from less black districts aren't seen as "black enough" by those who live in blacker areas - political spectrum aside. There are black areas where people want to see that a black politician has led in the black community.

You can't separate social issue views from economic ones when it comes to voting. People have let personal views sway economics for ages.

And I think you read my post wrong, the issue is progressive black politicians coming from poor districts have constituents who can't give/have higher priorities for their money than giving it to politicians/bankrolling elections. They don't have that funding mechanism nor do they have whiteness to hide behind to garner funds from white donors outside their district unless they just so happen to be one of the few tapped by the movement.

But I answered that point by saying that I would rather back candidates that are supported by progressive special interest groups than someone bankrolled by the usual players. There is a big difference between Bloomberg and the the nurses backing Bernie for example. Also, the most successful cases for Justice Democrats and groups of that nature are when they get someone from within the community to run. I am saying to get someone from those very districts that you’re talking about. The people bankrolling those organizations I spoke of are not primarily Black people and I’m not saying that those people should be funded by their constituents. Get the signatures, have the vision and be funded by the nationwide leftist groups. That is why I thought Sanders did the right thing after losing to Hillary by promoting and endorsing a new generation and helping them fundraise. Now, this is all short term because ideally you just get money out of politics. This is a conversation in a Citizens Inited world that I hope to see gone in a decade.

 

[FAH1223]

I think this explains Buttigieg’s fundraising alarm and part of why he was all intense out the gates during the debate

 

[duncanthetall]

You can’t just hire everrrrrrybody

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

But I answered that point by saying that I would rather back candidates that are supported by progressive special interest groups than someone bankrolled by the usual players. There is a big difference between Bloomberg and the the nurses backing Bernie for example. Also, the most successful cases for Justice Democrats and groups of that nature are when they get someone from within the community to run. I am saying to get someone from those very districts that you’re talking about. The people bankrolling those organizations I spoke of are not primarily Black people and I’m not saying that those people should be funded by their constituents. Get the signatures, have the vision and be funded by the nationwide leftist groups. That is why I thought Sanders did the right thing after losing to Hillary by promoting and endorsing a new generation and helping them fundraise. Now, this is all short term because ideally you just get money out of politics. This is a conversation in a Citizens Inited world that I hope to see gone in a decade.

they still run up against the issue of needing to be "tapped" to get on the radar for those groups. you also have trust in those groups the racial biases (not even racism per se) don't affect who seems viable for them to spend time/money investing in. that's why i called out my life view being influenced by my race, i don't trust that process to be unbiased. i look at so called progressive groups, politicians out here and still see my people left behind.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[Pressure]

Bernie needs that centrist push

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Bernie needs that centrist push

shame bernie didn't fully support obama as the 2012 nominee

but glad president "didn't do enough" is being an ally

 

[Don Homer]

shame bernie didn't fully support obama as the 2012 nominee

but glad president "didn't do enough" is being an ally

dry your eyes

 

[Uno Venova]

 

[duncanthetall]

Flat out being disingenuous about the teachers and nurses PACs supporting Bernie. I don’t get why she has to be phony about it. Say fukk it, I need the money to compete. She is so fake sometimes

 

[King Kreole]

What SuperPACs has Bernie welcomed or accepted?

 

[the cac mamba]

2020 is not the year to apologize for taking money

why the fukk are the democrats always apologizing for everything? apologizing for speaking english and having immigration laws. apologizing for shyt that happened 40 years ago. apologizing every time someone rich donates to their campaigns. none of this is helping beat donald trump in november

 

[Uno Venova]

They are not a SuperPAC

 

[King Kreole]

They are not a SuperPAC

Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t want a super PAC. Instead, he has Our Revolution, a nonprofit political organization he founded that functions much the same as one.

Like a super PAC, which is shorthand for super political action committee, Our Revolution can raise unlimited sums from wealthy patrons that dwarf the limits faced by candidates and conventional PACs. Unlike a super PAC, however, the group doesn’t have to disclose its donors — a stream of revenue commonly referred to as “dark money.”

Now, with less than one month to go before the Iowa caucuses, Our Revolution appears to be skirting campaign finance law, which forbids groups founded by federal candidates and officeholders from using large donations to finance federal election activity, including Sanders’ 2020 bid.