any dems doing what bernie is doing? good on him, somebody's got to do this and I hope

[lapucelle]

11. Hosting donor retreats is not a new thing.

Bernie Sanders: Prolific Democratic Party fundraiser

Bernie Sanders complained on the campaign trail Friday that dialing for dollars “affects your entire being.”

What he didn’t mention: The Vermont senator and presidential candidate is a prolific fundraiser himself and has regularly benefited from the Democratic Party apparatus.

In recent years, Sanders has been billed as one of the hosts for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s retreats for the “Majority Trust” – an elite group of top donors who give more than $30,000 per year – at Martha’s Vineyard in the summer and Palm Beach, Florida, in the winter. CNN has obtained invitations that listed Sanders as a host for at least one Majority Trust event in each year since 2011.

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A Democratic lobbyist and donor who has attended the retreats told CNN that about 25% of the attendees there represent the financial sector – and that Sanders and his wife, Jane, are always present.

“At each of the events all the senators speak. And I don’t recall him ever giving a speech attacking us,” the donor said. “While progressive, his remarks were always in the mainstream of what you hear from senators.”

https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html