Does anyone know what Jeff Weaver and Tad Devine are getting paid?

[cosmicone]

I heard that they are drawing $500K a piece and they have a vested interest in keeping this going for as long as they can.

[RandySF]

1. On top of that

Dem consultants often get a cut of the ad buy.

[cosmicone]

3. No wonder they are spending like drunk sailors n/t

[bravenak]

30. No shit. Out spending her just to get beat.

[CalvinballPro]

6. There was a Politico profile of Sanders' campaign a while back that strongly implied Devine pushed

for Bernie to run in the first place. Now I under$tand why.

[Beacool]

38. Here you go...

The biggest argument was over running as a Democrat. Over and over, Bernie Sanders said he didn’t want to. He’d spent his whole life purposefully outside the Democratic Party. He treasured his status as the longest-serving independent in Congress. Running as a Democrat wasn’t who he was. He didn’t want to do it that way.

His longtime consultant Tad Devine and the rest of the group came down hard: this is never going to have a chance of working unless you get over it. Suck it up, they told him.

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Devine spoke toward the end. Reading notes off a yellow legal pad that he’d brought, he went deep in the mechanics—the pointlessness of running as a message candidate, the calendar, the states they’d need to win, the $40-50 million they figured they’d need to raise by Iowa—a number that sounded high at the time.

“Tad was super f--king organized,” said one person who attended. “There had been a ton of thought that had gone into this.”

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/bernie-sanders-2016-inside-213692

[DURHAM D]

2. This keeping it going strategy is to retire debt

and pay themselves. I feel sorry for the people who are being tricked into donating for a lost cause.

[MaggieD]

15. ^^^^ this.

[bravenak]

29. Reminds me of a confidence game

[MaggieD]

33. Well he can nix that and say he is trying to retire debt

That's what honorable pols do. But I have a feeling he will continue to try to entice folks to give money. I saw a story in Politico or something similar that showed half his donations came from people without a job. So it would be nice if he was honest with them. IMO.

[bravenak]

34. I saw something involving selling a body part but I decided it had to be bullshit

[Segami]

4. A few Hillary speeches should cover it.

[Starry Messenger]

5. Whatever it is, I think the donors deserve a refund.

I know that doesn't happen, but still.

[dogman]

12. I got my money's worth.

Bernie won my precinct. Not everybody can give two speeches and walk away, some have to work for it.

[tonedevil]

21. Are...

you are a donor? I ask because I've seen this sentiment expressed several times today, but never from anyone who actually has made a donation to Senator Sanders campaign. If you fall into that category your opinion is really just gross speculation.

[geek tragedy]

8. their brilliant idea of getting Clinton pledged delegates to switch their votes

is comedy gold

[bravenak]

28. I love that shit.

[UglyGreed]

35. I had a feeling with your

BernieBros posts and claiming you were supporting Bernie was suspect...........nice to see my suspicions were not absurd and now seem to be confirmed......

[vintx]

9. Dunno ... how much is hill paying Brock?

I hope you realize what a sad pathetic attempt this OP is. Then again it seems to be a pattern for you.

[FSogol]

10. The better question is, Did Bernie go home or is he still on the trail?

I suspect they are still trying and I wouldn't second guess their motives. I do think he'll suspend his campaign after next Tuesday's primaries.

[choie]

11. Guess what -

Many Democrats have a vested interest in "keeping this thing going"..it's called the democratic process. You know - just like Clinton kept "this thing going" until June in 2008...

[Kittycat]

13. I know it's hard to believe for some

That Bernie is doing so great. I'm thrilled that he is out there re-engerizing so many voters that haven't been heard by our party leaders in a long time. Even better, he's engaging with new voters, even when the DNC wasn't all that interested in them. This is great for the party, and great for the democratic cause. For so long we've had to pull right, and beg at the corporate trough, because our base has widdled away. He's proving we don't have to do that. Imagine if Hillary would have engaged her base or decided to have a straight forward converstion to make some changes vs the program she opted to go with. Really, imagine what a great place our party would be in right now.

Instead of beating us up with sticks, how about considering some of the great things that could be possible. The republicans aren't looking so hot right now my friend. We're sitting over here with millions of mobilized and energetic supporters on a mission for serious change in this country. And donors? We have donors. Each one of us has a vested interest with boots on the ground. $27 freaking dollars, can you believe it? And all they have is a ticking time bomb. We're they're worst nightmare. LOL.

[Half-Century Man]

14. Are you getting paid?

You seem to be pretty invested in agitating supporters of not-hillary

[still_one]

16. that's more than minimum wage for sure

[melman]

17. Maybe

they're doing something they believe in. Imagine that.

[dogman]

18. What does your candidate pay?

"Mr. Sanders' presidential campaign staff, by all accounts, are well-compensated for their time, and yes, they do make at least $15 an hour. He does have some unpaid volunteer staff too."
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Bernie-Sanders-pay-his-own-interns-12-an-hour-if-he-believes-in-a-minimum-wage-of-15-for-everyone

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. wow. if this is what you guys act like when you "win"

I can't wait to watch you completly melt down in a few months... Just like 2008. Im feeling nostalgic alla the sudden.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

20. lol! i just googled "does hillary pay her interns?" nt

[Jefferson23]

23. Interesting, isn't it. n/t

[dorkzilla]

36. Gracious, aren't they? Nt

[Jefferson23]

22. Where do you hear these things, gossip magazines?

Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, earned an annualized salary of about $118,000.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/terry-sullivan-marco-rubio-campaign-manager-salary-120229#ixzz437LOTeCD


http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/07/15/sanders-raises-137-million-spends-31-million

[NCTraveler]

24. Weaver. The Weaver who said he didn't know the rules of the Iowa caucus...

After the vote? $500,000

No way.

[JaneyVee]

25. Whatever it is is too much.

[grasswire]

26. the new meme today

shrug

[bravenak]

27. Damn near OLIGARCHS, they are!

[jillan]

31. Whatever they get paid you can be certain it is a lot less than what Hillary gets

for one Goldman Sachs speech.

LOL that a Hill supporter would even bring this up

By the way - where are those transcripts?

[BainsBane]

32. $15% for $9 million in ad buys

for one weekend isn't exactly chump change.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

37. I certainly hope he's staying in. I live in the largest state in the Union, and I'd like to vote.

no further text

[global1]

39. Seems To Me That This Is A Dishonest Attempt To....

put a doubt in the minds of Bernie supporters so that they stop donating to Bernie's campaign. Nothing stops a campaign in its tracks like the lack of funding. It's Hillary's way of shutting down Bernie. Hillary never expected this race to go this far. She overspent in the early primaries to seal the deal. She didn't expect Bernie to be so strong of a candidate. She's running out of funds because her donors have reached their donation limit. She didn't think Bernie would be able to raise the money that he's been raising by refusing to go with a SuperPac. He fooled her. He has a well funded campaign because of the millions of donors that believe in him and keep him well funded with individual donations averaging $27.00.

So posts like this one are hoping to stop Bernie's funding by making his donors think they are throwing good money after bad. Don't fall for it folks. Don't let them con you.

A donation for Bernie will keep him in this contest and let voters all around the country have a say in this nomination process. We can't let just one segment of this great nation (the South) make the choice for the whole nation.

We must continue to fund Bernie's efforts to give All Americans a say.

Know that you are throwing good money after good. Bernie is a good man with integrity that will right this country that's been taken over by the 1%er's, Banksters and Corporatists.


Go Bernie!!!

Feel the Bern!!!!

[cosmicone]

40. Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver thank you and bless your soul. n/t

[global1]

42. You Proved My Point....nt