Hey, has anyone heard that Sanders raised a shit ton of money yesterday?

[MrsCoffee]

Asking for a friend.

[jcgoldie]

1. Yeah yeah I heard that and and...

I also wanted to share that my friend sent him some money and is very very proud of it... he wants everyone to know!

[MrsCoffee]

2. And he told four friends....

and so on...

and so on...

[PTWB]

3. It seems half the threads yesterday (and today) have been about Bernie

Either how much money be raised or how much someone is upset he’s running. I saw someone post a suggestion for a primary discussion board and I think that’s a great idea.

[Snotcicles]

4. LOL

Laughing for a friend.

[Shell_Seas]

17. +1

[LexVegas]

5. Russians. nt

[jrthin]

41. Yep. nt

[CrossingTheRubicon]

6. I thought the idea was to get money out of politics?

[MrsCoffee]

7. Unless you can get money from 1,000,000 people from each state.

I mean that is his goal supposedly.

I guess we'll have to wait and see where it all comes from.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

10. Does that require promising them special favors?

[MrsCoffee]

15. Guess that depends on how much of it comes from Our Revolution.

"Out of respect for our donors, we do not share the exact contributions and some people do ask to remain anonymous" - Diane May, Our Revolution spokeswoman.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

24. That seems like a troubling lack of transparency.

I'd like to know how much of Bernie's Big Day came from Our Revolution.

Speaking of lack of transparency, what about those tax returns?

[frazzled]

44. I hate big money in politics, and am beginning to question 'small' money as well

for a lot of reasons.

I think that the only way to get the corrupt or the crazy out of our political circus is to legislate federally-funded-only elections for all candidates (the states will have to decide for themselves for state offices). No fundraising, and everyone gets the same shake. It would free up elected officials (especially House members) to actually do their jobs instead of having to fundraise from day one of their tenure for the next two-year cycle. It would put all presidential candidates on the same playing field, so we could actually listen to them rather than count their war chests. It would free our inboxes of the tens of thousands of dramatic pitches we will be receiving over the next 622 days!

I know the current Supreme Court would never allow this, but it is my fervent hope for the future. The only way to get our government back on track: get rid of all the donations, big or small.

[dogman]

46. My problem is in kind donations from the media.

I would be interested in exactly how much free media time has been given to T-Rump.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Lol.

[Scurrilous]

9. He's like clearly the front runner too!!

[honest.abe]

11. Billions I believe.

[manor321]

12. Really? I hadn't heard. Do tell. :)

[bigtree]

13. where are the tax returns he promised voters?

...especially relevant now that he's filled himself up with the notion he's better than our dedicated Democrats again.

[padah513]

19. I want to see ten years

I don't understand why this is so hard for him and Jane

[2naSalit]

39. +1

[NurseJackie]

14. Probably from that mailing list that was never shared with the DNC...

Probably from that mailing list that was never shared with the DNC... or was it?

[MrsCoffee]

16. Bingo.

[sweetloukillbot]

20. Maybe from some of the names he got from hacking Hillary's mailing list? nt

[WeekiWater]

18. His ability to generate serious cash since running for President has never been in question.

His bank account. His families bank accounts. His campaign accounts.

[Soxfan58]

21. Now where did I see that?

Oh yea EVERYWHERE! Good for him. He may be our best chance to beat tRump and if he is I want him to have plenty of money.

[Hekate]

22. Is Jane ready to release 10 years of tax returns yet?

Asking for a friend

[Maven]

29. It'll never happen.

Trump already used the "audit" excuse, so they'll have to come up with something else this time. Maybe TurboTax keeps crashing?

[safeinOhio]

56. At least back to 2015, three years, like

Kamala and her husband have.

[aidbo]

23. All these flavors in the world and you choose to be bitter...

[tonedevil]

25. Ain't that the truth. /nt

[MuseRider]

28. Exactly.

At this point I am incredibly happy that we have many who are doing quite well. I am not going to vote for Bernie without his taxes but I will support his run because he has a good vision for this country and win or lose we have seen the positives from his last run and his being out and about speaking. What we want eventually has to be pushed from the what we want eventually point and not from the point of tiny steps forward that really do not help because it is just too slow. Start asking for the stars and take less rather than asking for less and taking less than that.

Whatever, the bitterness had better fade at some point because no matter what anyone says he may be the candidate. Unlikely? Maybe, but nobody knows yet how this will go.

I will be very curious to see if we hear the same from those who accused Bernie Bros (whoever and whatever (if) they ever were).

[MrsCoffee]

33. "if we hear the same from those who accused Bernie Bros (whoever and whatever (if) they ever were"?

And I'm bitter?

Yeah, Bernie Bros were a myth, lol.

You go with that talking point. I will continue to believe my own eyes and ears.

[MuseRider]

40. I find it amusing not something to be bitter about.

People have who they like and what they like and we are all allowed to say and be those things. This constant pointing out about Bernie supporters and trying to stop them from being excited about someone they like is childish and boring and also amusing.

So is all the, "He is a Russian." "He works for Trump." So you just go ahead with your bitterness. It is joking over coffee in my house as I read all this to my family. Our morning laugh and oddly since he ran the last time there has always been plenty of this over all these years. It seems almost, I don't know, obsessive?

[BannonsLiver]

47. I know what you mean

I spend a lot of time laughing at Bernie and his followers myself over breakfast, so that definitely cuts both ways.

[LanternWaste]

43. They're the ones who jeered John Lewis.

same from those who accused Bernie Bros (whoever and whatever (if) they ever were)..."

They're the ones who jeered John Lewis for no other reason than political expediency.

They're the ones who felt righteously compelled to explain that African Americans simply didn't know any better than to vote for X (X= anyone other than Sanders).

They're the ones who pretended that fiscal equality would erase racism.

Hope that helps...

[Hekate]

59. They're the ones who pretend fiscal equality will erase sexism & that abortion is negotiable..

...along with the rest of women's reproductive rights.

Actually, it was Bernie himself who recently reiterated that abortion rights need to be negotiable.

[MrsCoffee]

30. Lol.

I can multitask.

I have a sugar high from the other candidates!

[True Dough]

26. Play it again, Sam!

[SFnomad]

27. BS raised a "shit ton of money" last time and came up 4 million votes short n/t

[Pachamama]

31. Is he a Democrat?

Asking for a friend...

[spanone]

32. Yep, on m$nbc they said 'more than any other Democrat' has raised.

media is not our friend

[Autumn]

34. Tell your "friend" not only did I hear about it, I donated. Gonna do it again too.

[Power 2 the People]

35. He sure did!

[stonecutter357]

36. K&R

[Historic NY]

37. Depending whom you believe its was either 3 million or 6 milllion.....

[Fullduplexxx]

38. Yep and he way out spent hillary and still lost .

[Hassin Bin Sober]

45. You really want to go down that road?

[Fullduplexxx]

61. It's not really much of a road as that is all i have to say about that

[Cha]

60. That's exactly right.

[still_one]

42. That is nothing, I lost 40 million yesterday

Didn’t win the powerball jackpot

[QC]

48. He's a meanie!!!!!1

[GoCubsGo]

49. Yes. Incessantly.

And, for some bizarre reason, the ones giving him that money feel the need to come here and announce their donations. Is this the Sanders campaign's version of a receipt, or what? It's weird. Not sure why they think anyone cares.

[BannonsLiver]

50. Sanders supporters are going to be like Trump and his crowd sizes.

It’s really not a good look.

[DFW]

51. Incessantly

If Sanders had a dollar for every time someone pointed that out to me yesterday, he would have raised twice as much.

[Sneederbunk]

52. Is a shit ton the same as a metric tonne?

[MrsCoffee]

53. More like a short ton.

[aikoaiko]

54. Every major announcement has been followed by a bunch of supportive threads for a day or two.

[lapucelle]

55. $$$$$ Er'way in-hay the oney-may $$$$$

[safeinOhio]

57. If you kids don't stop right now,

I'm going to turn this car around and give that ass hole another 4 years.