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jmowreader

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25. The $27 is per donation, not per donor
Tue Mar 15, 2016, 02:56 PM
Mar 2016

A lot of Bernie's donors are people who rush to their computers and fire off another $10 or $20 donation every time Hillary touches up her lipstick, so he's getting millions of very small donations from quite a few people. But you are very right: there's no way the amount of money he is claiming to have is coming from $10 donations.

I think the Sanders campaign is somewhat like Romney 2012 - his advisors are doing a lot more things than they're telling him about. Bernie may have absolutely no idea of the specifics of his money. He knows he got...oh, $50 million this reporting quarter and his average donation is $27...but he DOESN'T know 85 percent of that came in $20 or less per donation and the rest is extralegal-sized/illegal foreign contributions. Sanders' isolation from the inner workings of his campaign also explains how Bernie "didn't see" Uretsky's stolen data but he sure was able to capitalize on it: his team just didn't tell him.

This is in opposition to Hillary's camp; over here, our candidate is tuned in enough that NOTHING escapes her eye.

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Democratic voters deserve answers. [View all] Iamaartist Mar 2016 OP
HERE: (in case the link isn't working) misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #1
We need to know!!! Iamaartist Mar 2016 #2
The Link works for us here,,,,at home , Iamaartist Mar 2016 #3
Yes mine works fine as well. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #5
Your welcome ! Iamaartist Mar 2016 #7
It's untraceable for a reason. And it's clearly not due to incompetance either. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #4
You Are Right!!!! Iamaartist Mar 2016 #6
The $27 is per donation, not per donor jmowreader Mar 2016 #25
It was early morning lol Iamaartist Mar 2016 #32
"665 potentially illegal foreign donations to the Sanders campaign" Interesting riversedge Mar 2016 #28
"$23 million - nearly a quarter of Bernie's total haul ..unaccounted for" riversedge Mar 2016 #29
IMHO it might make a more interesting commentary to post it where everyone can discuss it. Ford_Prefect Mar 2016 #8
Where is Tad Devine's snarky reply? SharonClark Mar 2016 #9
Time is nearing the dead line, not only should Democrats know there Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #10
Date is getting closer......March 17th Iamaartist Mar 2016 #11
legitimate questions Her Sister Mar 2016 #12
Bernie's campaign manager cosmicone Mar 2016 #13
How About This !! Iamaartist Mar 2016 #33
LOL! n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #34
I've been wondering whether some contributors to BS campaign... CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #14
people were quickly refunded Her Sister Mar 2016 #15
Kinda like Team Sanders saying "the kids stole the data" misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #16
Yep, the Feds are going to get them, but their biggest problem is.... CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #18
wonder where Jane' Tax Free Charitable Family Trust Acct in the Caribbean misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #19
What is this Account? CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #24
Follow the Money..Follow the Money. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #21
The primary election and the GE are, by FEC rules, two different elections jmowreader Mar 2016 #26
Thanks for the info CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #27
Well, let me see... jmowreader Mar 2016 #31
"...Team Sanders saying "the kids stole the data" fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #20
Are we seeing a pattern here? misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #22
Claims he wants to clean up campaign finance... kjones Mar 2016 #17
... and choose honest & competent people. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #23
REC riversedge Mar 2016 #30
Bernie has to report today on this Iamaartist Mar 2016 #35
waiting for answers! Her Sister Mar 2016 #36
Thousands of Bernie Sanders Contributions Are Illegal, Says FEC Iamaartist Mar 2016 #37
that's so strange Her Sister Mar 2016 #38
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