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tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
1. Well yeah. That is how most of the money gets to the DNC to help all candidates
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:07 PM
May 2016

Why is it that Bernie and his followers do not get the fact that a Democrat in the WH isn't enough? They will need at least a Democrat majority in the Senate. Bernie has done nothing to help that happen and that is pathetic.

 

That Guy 888

(1,214 posts)
2. How does Correct the Record work?
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:19 PM
May 2016

Do their keyboard warriors get extra pay, or is it entries in a raffle for prizes for every post. Do they get a bonus based on responses to posts?

$176k supposedly to support the TN Democratic Party with local candidates, is instead pushed to the national DNC, where it goes to support it's largest current cash expenditure HRC's campaign.

A Potemkin support for down-ticket Dems.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
3. When Bernie supports a down ticket candidate the candidate actually gets the money
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:23 PM
May 2016
With assist from Sanders, Flores makes massive fundraising haul

By Megan Messerly (contact)
Thursday, April 21, 2016 | 10:11 a.m.


Nevada congressional candidate Lucy Flores reported today that her campaign had raised $428,000 since the beginning of April, in the wake of a fundraising solicitation sent out by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on her behalf last week...

Read more:
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/apr/21/with-an-assist-from-sanders-flores-makes-massive-f/

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
4. Tennessee Democrats have nothing to spend money on
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:24 PM
May 2016

Only two out of eight congressional districts are Democratic and are safe, with none of the others being remotely competitive. It's no surprise that they would give the money back.

 

hellofromreddit

(1,182 posts)
5. You have no idea how to win elections....
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:27 PM
May 2016

I know, I know, "Never try, Never fail" is the modern motto of the democrats, but seriously, to fix any problem you invent where you're weak. Hillary stealing money from TN is a bad idea--not a good one.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
8. Please, don't patronize, it's not a smart thing to do
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:32 PM
May 2016

I know where Democrats can win and where they can't, because I have studied it for years. I've studied politics for over 20 years and didn't just plug into it when Bernie Sanders hit the campaign trail.

No one is stealing money, it was given back by a state party that has no use for it at this point. Do you know what Tennessee's legislative and congressional map even looks like? Can you pick Tennessee out on a map? I rest my case.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
11. Then you should know the Tennessee Democrats have almost no prospects
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:38 PM
May 2016

You might think that Bernie Sanders clones could be elected to all the congressional districts there, but in reality that's not going to happen. It's not a liberal state at all.

 

hellofromreddit

(1,182 posts)
13. I know it's worth the effort.
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:47 PM
May 2016

You will achieve exactly nothing by not even trying. Even knowing damn well that you will fail, you should try.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
12. Actually, if Tennessee were to have a real choice, a Democrat might win.
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:41 PM
May 2016

As it is, we only have Republicans and Republican Lite.

Remember Harold Ford Jr.?

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
6. Wow, that didn't even have time to spin after the rinse cycle. Talk about money washing.
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:31 PM
May 2016

HRC has learned some things. Was that little two-step discovered at Clinton Foundation?

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