Sanders campaign says it has more women donors than Clinton

[Attorney in Texas]

Source: Washington Post

As of the last reporting period at the end of September, some 301,154 women gave money to Sanders in his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to his campaign. That would top the approximately 240,000 women who have given money to Clinton since she launched her campaign....

Symone Sanders, a spokeswoman for the Sanders campaign, said the number shows "the grassroots enthusiasm for Senator Sanders is unmatched by any other candidate. The fact that so many women have decided to donate to the senator's campaign says that his policies and record are indeed resonating with women across the country."...

Sanders claims more than 689,000 individual donors to nearly 400,000 for Clinton. That means that the former secretary of state still can brag that a higher percentage of her contributors are women -- 60 percent versus 44 percent for Sanders.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/25/sanders-campaign-says-it-has-more-women-donors-than-clinton/

[peacebird]

1. I guess some of us women didn't get the meme that we are supposed to vote our gender....

[Bubzer]

3. +1

[MisterP]

14. but he's white and male! he and his family know nothing of suffering!

[JackRiddler]

38. Though Clinton campaign is always sending it.

[Bubzer]

2. Ouch!!!! That's gonna sting!

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. "Ouch"!!!! This will sting much more.

She leads Sanders just 50/36 with white voters, but is up 70/13 with African Americans and 84/8 with Hispanics. She leads Sanders just 47/32 with men, but is up 69/22 with women. She leads Sanders just 53/32 with younger voters, but is up 66/17 with seniors. And she leads Sanders by just 17 with 'very liberal' voters at 56/39, but is up 34 with moderates at 56/22, and 49 points with 'somewhat liberal' voters at 72/23.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/11/gop-has-clear-top-4-clinton-dominant-for-dems-general-election-tight.html#more

[pangaia]

23. No sting at all.

I ain't worried one bit.

[peacebird]

25. Me either! Bernie has fired up progressives, Hillary has the DLC/DNC/ThirdWay corporatists

[retrowire]

24. "Mmmm Pundits please keep telling us lies!" nt

[d_legendary1]

28. Sting who? They're still polling the same people

Moderate seniors with land lines. How about polling the rest of us?

[gordyfl]

4. Women Voters

That's interesting. I know quite a few women who say they will vote for Hillary. I also know an equal number of women who are for Bernie. It's nice to see they have some real numbers on this.

[CharlotteVale]

5. Meme factory going into overdrive.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. I'll bet he wishes that number was voters instead of donors. But hey, any port in a storm, huh?

GOP Has Clear Top 4; Clinton Dominant for Dems; General Election Tight


On the Democratic side Hillary Clinton leads with 59% to 26% for Bernie Sanders and 7% for Martin O'Malley. Our last national poll without Joe Biden in it was in July and at that time we found Clinton leading Sanders by 35 points at 57/22. These numbers suggest not a whole lot has changed in terms of the overall contours of the race since that time.

Clinton's leading within every demographic group on the Democratic side but it's closer with some segments of the electorate than others. She leads Sanders just 50/36 with white voters, but is up 70/13 with African Americans and 84/8 with Hispanics. She leads Sanders just 47/32 with men, but is up 69/22 with women. She leads Sanders just 53/32 with younger voters, but is up 66/17 with seniors. And she leads Sanders by just 17 with 'very liberal' voters at 56/39, but is up 34 with moderates at 56/22, and 49 points with 'somewhat liberal' voters at 72/23.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/11/gop-has-clear-top-4-clinton-dominant-for-dems-general-election-tight.html#more

I know it's your job to keep spirits up, but unless those "women donors" can replicate themselves (x4), the BS campaign is just blowing smoke.

[bravenak]

10. I almost said this exact same thing. Votes.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. It sounds good, and probably gets some clicks, but there's no real competition for women "voters".

[bravenak]

12. There are more of us!!!

And I ALWAYS make it to the polls. Early too. Plan on taking my youngest to vote for hillary just like I took my oldest to vote for Obama. That way I can show them the pictures of them helping mommy make history... So cute!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. She's kickin' ass by +60 points with AA's, +47 points with women & +72 points with Hispanics.

I mean, come on. Like I said, I understand the need for BS supporters to try & lift each other's spirits, but some things are just ridiculous on their face. He plateaued, and the much ballyhooed "debates" haven't turned out the way they wanted. BS has one "angry" speed, and primary voters have noticed.

[bravenak]

17. The debates did nothing for him.

Show the foreign policy weakness of her competitors. And I am known for getting bored very quickly with anger and pessimism.

[Duckhunter935]

30. Convinced me to not

Vote for Wall Street Hillary who invoked 9/11 just like the rupubs, sickening

[bravenak]

31. Ok.nt

[cprise]

7. K&R

[Scuba]

8. Bernie sends out a billion emails asking for $3. Hillary sends three emails asking for $1B.

[Hiraeth]

16. Snicker

[Maedhros]

19. Emails? She has those billion-dollar donors on speed dial. [n/t]

[JonLeibowitz]

51. That depends on how much you donate. If you donate $50 he sends e-mails asking for $50. :)

[George II]

13. I wonder how many of those are duplicates. He already had to downsize. ...

....his 1.25M donor count to 750,000 after they realized that some gave more than once.

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. ^^^^ THIS ^^^^. There are "mistakes", and then there are "lies". I know which one I'm thinking.

[JonLeibowitz]

52. See post 26. You may want to adjust your thinking on this topic.

[Omaha Steve]

26. TOTAL donations was 1.25M

Individual donors was 750,000. Didn't correct anything.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/duforbernie

The Democratic presidential rivals are running much different campaigns -- with Clinton's staffing levels and early television advertising buys in Iowa and New Hampshire built around a $100 million fundraising goal for 2015 that she expects to meet, and Sanders still ramping up his organizing efforts.

Not showing up on the report are the 97,800 donations worth a total of $3.2 million that Sanders' campaign said have come in since Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Sanders has now received donations from 650,000 people -- only 270 of whom have given the maximum allowed $2,700. The average donation was $30.

Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager, noted that the candidate can go back to those people for more cash. "Bernie's big base of small donors may give again and again," he said. "What is clear now is that this campaign to transform America will have the resources to fight all the way to the convention."

[merrily]

27. Truthy!

You seem to have a flair for that! http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251640125

[George II]

32. What does that have to do with the number and demographics of his donors?

[merrily]

35. I supported the statement I made in my post with a link.

[George II]

37. So? It still has nothing to do with either my post OR the the OP.

[merrily]

39. Again, it supported the statement made my reply. What part of that is escaping you?

Not sure why you think Streisanding this one is in your own best interests, but, hey, it's your call.

[George II]

45. All of it is escaping me, start with the applicability of the post of yours that you felt the need..

.....to support.

Essentially to me you're saying that as long a you included a link to something an off-topic post is justified.

By the way, Streisand was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday.

[merrily]

46. Whatever makes you happy, George.

You don't see me whining in post after post about a medal having nothing to do with Streisanding, do you?

But, congrats to Barbra.

[George II]

47. Still obfuscating.....enjoy your evening and holiday, merrily.

[merrily]

48. Obfuscating? I gave you a straight answer at least twice as many times as anyone should have.

If you call someone "truthy," supporting that statement is good thing.

I sincerely wish you every bit as much enjoyment as you sincerely wished me.

[Betty Karlson]

18. More good news from the Sanders campaign.

It's almost as if he's surging under the radar.

[merrily]

20. Small donors turned out to represent only about 17% of her money--and that's without super PAC $$.

Divide and rule--a saying in politics since at least Ancient Rome.

[George II]

33. But she has a higher % of individual donors than Sanders and lower % of PAC donation $ than Sanders

[merrily]

34. 17% George, 17%--and without counting her pac money. Try to spin it however you want.

http://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-dominates-with-small-donors-while-the-gop-rakes-in-the-dark-money/

Once again, DU's Hillary supporters waste a lot of time and energy trying to prove that Bernie is better than Hillary.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=74854

[Omaha Steve]

49. In George II's honor

Marta just kicked in $10 tonight and that adds one more female donor to his list.



OS

[merrily]

50. George II deserves no less!

I'm off to defrost my outfit for tomorrow. You and Marta have a great Thanksgiving, OS. Love you both.

[zentrum]

22. Family full of such women

…..is right here!

[d_legendary1]

29. You're supposed to vote for Clinton!

Her supporters say so.

[zentrum]

55. Just voting

..and funding the one with the most feminist policies!

[dog_lovin_dem]

36. It sure would

be nice if democratic voters could quit bitching about our candidates and vow to unite for whichever one of them is the nominee. Any of our candidates are so much better than all of theirs. I've been here since early in DU's existence and this place has helped me stay sane many times, but primary years just flat out suck around here.

[OnyxCollie]

41. Not scientific!!1!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

42. Gotta love it!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[madokie]

43. Gender aside

who can not like Bernie Sanders? I mean he has our best interest at heart and it matters not who you are. Well he really doesn't care much for the 1% but I'm fine with that.

Bernie Sanders has been fighting the good fight since he's been fighting. That to me is a big PLUS.

[youceyec]

44. they are

all young hippies I bet.

[IVoteDFL]

53. Count me among them

[Thinkingabout]

54. This count does not count donations less than $200 to Clinton, the number is actually higher.

[daleo]

56. But who has the rich ones?