Hillary Clinton super PAC gets big donor boost

[think]

Hillary Clinton super PAC gets big donor boost

By Theodore Schleifer, CNN
Updated 10:03 PM ET, Sat February 20, 2016

(CNN)Hillary Clinton's super PAC collected more than $9.5 million in January, more than half of which came from five wealthy donors.

Priorities USA Action earned a $3.5 million check from James Simons, a New York City hedge fund manager and philanthropist on Jan. 11, the group told the Federal Election Commission in a filing on Saturday....

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/clinton-campaign-donations-super-pac/index.html

[BlueCaliDem]

1. Pfft. Still peanuts compared to what the Republicans will have in store for her when she wins the

nom.

I wonder what Bernie is going to do about the $23 million dollar unitemized donations he received in 2015? You know? Where people were donating money far exceeding the FEC limits of $2700? Is he going to return the money to the donors? He has till March to comply with the FEC citation, so I guess we'll see...

[MohRokTah]

5. He just burned through most of his cash.

That idea to refuse Super PAC help looks dumber and dumber.

[BlueCaliDem]

8. The Nader-Nurses - a SuperPAC - is spending tons of money on his behalf. Not to mention,

the GOP SuperPACs are in full-on attack mode against his chief rival, Hillary Clinton. Bernie benefits no matter what! Sadly, it doesn't look as if his campaign is going to last much longer anyway. Then he can go back to being an Independent and run for re-election of his senate seat in 2018...or get back to Congress and draft some beneficial bills for once.

[think]

10. Conflating a nurses union with Goldman Sachs and hedge fund managers? Really?

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[BlueCaliDem]

15. They're a SuperPAC. I constantly read from Bernie supporters that he doesn't have a PAC. Um, yeah,

he does.

The Nader-Nurses and Friends of Bernie Sanders that's already raised $1,196,682 for his re-election as an Independent in Vermont. Why in the world does he need over a million dollars to run for a safe seat in Vermont?

So, now you know, can we dispel that myth now?

And before you start your silly accusations that only Hillary Clinton received money from Wall Street and hedge fund managers, remember that Bernie wasn't exactly against it when he was receiving money from the DNC that gets it money from the same WALL STREET and MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES he's gotten his supporters all riled up about.

I know Bernie's campaign is running mostly on glitter, but we need to stick with the facts.

[Skwmom]

17. The GOP hasn't spent shit attacking Clinton. If they wanted to take out Clinton they have tons of

facts to go after her. They have not.

[BlueCaliDem]

20. If by that you mean, $5 million isn't "shit", then yeah. Otherwise, they spent $5 million.

They spent ZERO on attacking Bernie Sanders.

What does that tell you?

GOP super PACs and outside groups have already spent about $5 million attacking Hillary Clinton, while they have spent $0 hitting Bernie Sanders, according a Democratic source who tracks media buys.

The only attack ads against Sanders this cycle have come from a super PAC tied to Martin O’Malley, the third candidate in the Democratic race, according to the source.

This week, American Crossroads, the group founded by George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove, released an ad attacking Clinton from the left that echoes many of Sanders’ talking points against her. “Ever wonder how Hillary Clinton can afford so many ads? Chances are, they were paid for with Wall Street cash,” the narrator declares. “Hillary Clinton’s gotten 54 times more money from Wall Street interests than from all of Iowa. Hillary rewarded Wall Street with the $700 billion bailout. And Wall Street made her a multi-millionaire.”
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-super-pacs-give-bernie-sanders-pass

[Armstead]

22. And you think Sanders is working with them? That's what matters

You also want to blame Clinton for the fact that the GOP is calling Bernie a communist?

[BlueCaliDem]

24. No. But he IS benefiting from it, isn't he? Especially when you consider that they haven't spent a

dime against him.

Some GOPers are calling Bernie a communist, but when it comes to Republicans, you look at where they spend dollars, not where they pontificate their rhetoric. They've spent $5 million in attack ads from the left against Hillary Clinton, using the same talking points that are rearing their heads in Sanders' attacks of Hillary Clinton. Now, it could be a coincidence, but you can't deny that $5 million > $0.

Always follow the money.

[Armstead]

25. The issue is whether someone has a SuperPAC

They probably do think that Clinton is more formidable. But to imply that Bernie is benefiting from their PAC in the same way Clinton benefits from the PACS set up to support her is ridiculous and misleading.

[Armstead]

21. I'll take a bunch of nurses over hedge fund millionaires any day

[BlueCaliDem]

26. I'll take a Democrat over a Naderite, anyday.

[think]

9. From the FEC statement: "Donations must be itemized if the people send more than $200."

2. Line 17(a)(ii) of the Detailed Summary Page discloses $23,421,034.08 in
unitemized receipts from individuals/persons other than political committees
during the reporting period. When contributions from an individual reach $200
for an election cycle, each subsequent contribution from that individual must be
itemized, regardless of the amount. The itemization should include the full
name, mailing address and zip code of the person, along with the name of
his/her employer, the date of the contribution, his/her occupation, the election
designation and the election cycle-to-date amount of contributions made by the
person. Please amend your report to provide a Schedule A-P if necessary, or to
clarify that for the contributions in question, the aggregate total for the election
cycle for each contributor does not exceed $200. (


http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/988/201602110300034988/201602110300034988.pdf

[BlueCaliDem]

11. So what that tells me is, people have donated but not given that information, right?

The question is, why.

I've always had to give my personal info when donating. Why haven't they? What are they hiding?

[think]

13. You might want to reread the statement and think about what your saying.

[BlueCaliDem]

16. Okay. Without getting snarky, what am I missing? eom

[think]

19. The Sanders campaign hasn't itemized some donations yet and that is what the FEC wants

No one is hiding anything.

Bernie has 4 million small donations to go through and itemize everyone where a person has donated more than $200 for the FEC.

[BlueCaliDem]

23. Okay. Thanks for the explanation - and for not being snarky.

[think]

27. Thank you for your kind reply.

[Kittycat]

2. Sad how few people believe in her to give.

More than half came from only 5 people, and Bernie out raised her from "we the little people". What was it Bill called us? Something about fridge leftist tea parties I think?

[MisterP]

28. we're coming for you Maddi: we have your address, Maddi

[islandmkl]

3. i'm shocked...shocked, i tell you...like Claude Rains shocked...

while pocketing his winnings...

[UglyGreed]

4. Boy those Hedge fund

managers are really stupid, don't they know Hillary is going to see to their demise????

[BuelahWitch]

32. Maybe they like being told to "cut it out" by an older woman n/t

[Doctor_J]

6. Most of JEB!'s superpac money will be moved to Hillary.

The big shots would be happy with either one of them in the white house.

[MohRokTah]

7. EXCELLENT!

Nobody can win without the Super PACs in post Citizens United America.

[dreamnightwind]

29. Then it's the people who lose

[MohRokTah]

31. You enter the election with the law as it stands.

Unilateral disarmament is suicide.

[dreamnightwind]

33. Disgree

but then I disagree with you about pretty much everything.

[JRLeft]

12. She's not corrupted though. They don't expect anything from her.

[wyldwolf]

14. Awesome! She'll need those connections in the general to bring down the GOP

[Skwmom]

18. The hedge fund money is a pay down for getting rid of the deferred tax bill coming due in 2017.

[CorkySt.Clair]

30. Excellent!

More money to defeat Bernie.