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politicaljunkie41910

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10. "Honest" Bernie said (I believe it was the NY Debate) when he was accused of not fundraising for
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:09 PM
Apr 2016

other members of the Democratic Party, that he had written letters for others in previous years which amounted to millions of dollars raised. He doesn't say whether he personally raised millions of dollars for candidates from his personal letters to constituents, or whether those candidates raised millions from his and other members of congress sending letters.

Well he tried to pull that same speech on "This Week with George Stephanapolis's' show and George asked him specifically about that comment. Bernie was forced to backpeddle when asked had he raised any money for other Dems or written ANY letters on behalf of fellow Dems, and stated that he HAD NOT raised any money for Dems during this campaign cycle, but had written letters in previous election campaigns.

Personally, I don't consider writing letters to be fundraising in the same sense that you would consider when someone has a Fundraising Event like George Clooney hosted for Hillary and those others in the Democratic Party. I you just write a letter, a person can respond to that request or not, but you really haven't done much. Those of us who have been on the recipient side of those emails or letters, know that these mass mailing are done by others. If it's an email, you just attach a donors list and push a button. It's not really any sweat off your back to have done so.

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+1000 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #1
Ouch LoveMyCali Apr 2016 #2
i agree. he's hurting other DesertFlower Apr 2016 #8
Another fail. liberal N proud Apr 2016 #3
"It is shameful that Senator Sanders has resorted to irresponsible and misleading attacks just to Cha Apr 2016 #4
+1 n/t MBS Apr 2016 #7
I just finished reading ALL of the comments on this crap at TPM. displacedtexan Apr 2016 #5
Yeah, those kind of threats from a BSr always crack me up.. they come in here and Cha Apr 2016 #6
We did it without them in 2012. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #18
The Conspiracy theorists are out with "money laundering" charges and other assorted nonsense ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #9
"Honest" Bernie said (I believe it was the NY Debate) when he was accused of not fundraising for politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2016 #10
Normal response rate on direct mail appeals stopbush Apr 2016 #12
Sanders disgusts me. stopbush Apr 2016 #11
Sounds like his campaign is imploding. Iliyah Apr 2016 #13
Didn't Sanders say he wasn't going to use negative campaigning? LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #14
Swiftboating at its finest. Bernie is taking a strength and virtue of Hillary's, raising money for Tanuki Apr 2016 #15
Once upon a time, it was only Republicans who employed this strategy against her Rose Siding Apr 2016 #16
I am convinced these baseless attacks are meant to rile his supporters pandr32 Apr 2016 #17
Oh yeah.. it's goplaybook 101.. BS thinks he's hurting the Dem party but Cha Apr 2016 #19
I so hope today HC knocks BS off his sanctimonious feet for good pandr32 Apr 2016 #23
Aloha, pandr! Cha Apr 2016 #24
Love the comments at TPM over this. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #20
KNR Lucinda Apr 2016 #21
BS and his bros are losing credibility every time they open their twitter accounts. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #22
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