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RandySF

(58,799 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2020, 04:37 AM Feb 2020

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GOP senator loaned her own campaign $5 million -- and she's charging interest

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GOP senator loaned her own campaign $5 million -- and she's charging interest (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2020 OP

Some People call this "grifting." NCLefty Feb 2020 #1

Logical, fair, but politically stupid Cicada Feb 2020 #2

She thinks fundraising is soooo hard SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #3

Nailed it! arthritisR_US Feb 2020 #4

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

1. Some People call this "grifting."

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:02 AM

Feb 2020

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

2. Logical, fair, but politically stupid

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:12 AM

Feb 2020

Why did she do this? The interest rate is fair and logical, I guess. But why didn’t she anticipate public reaction?

SmartVoter22

(639 posts)

3. She thinks fundraising is soooo hard

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:19 AM

Feb 2020

All those phone calls to donors and the worst part is having to answer questions that she is clueless about. Pesky voters interrupting her.

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)

4. Nailed it!

Reply to SmartVoter22 (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:21 AM

Feb 2020

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