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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA little friendly competition between the Bernie and Hillary camps perhaps?
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A little friendly competition between the Bernie and Hillary camps perhaps? (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
May 2015
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. Potentially stupid question: what is the competition?
Who can raise the most money?
TBF
(35,987 posts)3. I didn't give through the DU page for confidentiality purposes -
but these are my 2015 contributions so far:
Contribution Summary
This summary only includes contributions made with your ActBlue Express account.
Contributions by Recipient
Recipient Contributions Total
Bernie Sanders 3 $150.00
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia 1 $10.00
Totals 4 $160.00
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Hopefully Bernie will fare better than Chuy.
15 times better?
TBF
(35,987 posts)5. I had to show support for Chuy -
I knew he'd lose but I really hate Rahm Emanuel.
Omaha Steve
(108,684 posts)6. Bernie just got a donation that raised the goal too
