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MannyGoldstein

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21. Perhaps it's partly due to Carson's religious sect
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 04:53 PM
Aug 2015

Seventh-Day Adventists. They seem to be pretty committed and insuler.

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I've been guessing from the beginning that he would end up being their nominee. pnwmom Aug 2015 #1
I don't see it. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #6
I agree with your son (not the crazy part), but that is NEVER going to happen. However, he may be... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #10
You're probably right; he may be more likely to end up as their VP candidate. pnwmom Aug 2015 #12
That chart is utter nonsense virtualobserver Aug 2015 #2
Not true at all. George II Aug 2015 #3
my mistake, but that chart said Bernie only had 5900 donors- that chart is totally bogus virtualobserver Aug 2015 #5
The article is about "small donors". n/t Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #11
It defines Carson's small donors as people who have given $10,000 or less.... virtualobserver Aug 2015 #13
"Individual" donors is not the same as "Small" donors. There's a distinction. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #15
That article DEFINES small donors as those who have given less than $10,000 virtualobserver Aug 2015 #16
Why would it upset you that Carson has some 40k more small donors than BS? It's early days. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #17
It wouldn't upset me. It just isn't true. virtualobserver Aug 2015 #19
It is not even legal to give $10,000. former9thward Aug 2015 #18
This article is combining regular campaign contributions and SuperPAC donations virtualobserver Aug 2015 #20
CNN: "400,000 donations came from about 250,000 individual donors" George II Aug 2015 #4
+1 daleanime Aug 2015 #7
Carson wouldn't even vote himself cause he's black SummerSnow Aug 2015 #8
Observed: Hillary Clinton has 4 times the number of "<$10,000" donors that Sanders has. brooklynite Aug 2015 #9
utter nonsense virtualobserver Aug 2015 #14
Perhaps it's partly due to Carson's religious sect MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #21
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