Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Democratic voters deserve answers. [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)I didn't know that the primaries and he GE were considered separate for the purpose of federal political contribution purposes. Thanks for that info and you insightful analysis.
So Sanders's has two problems with the situation that he isn't taking 529 money, and I don't see he can in the future given as much fuss as he has made about the issue:
1) How does he finish out the primaries if his biggest donors are already tapped out. Also if most of his contributors are truly people with limited incomes, how much more can they give without getting themselves into financial trouble regardless of whether they can lawfully give more or not. Complicating their decisions of whether to give more will be Sanders' dwindling chances of actually winning the nomination. Sooner or later folks, especially those with limited resources, are going to start wondering if they are throwing good money down a dry hole.
2) As you point out, how is Bernie going to survive in the general election when the Koch brothers and their brethren start running hundreds of millions of dollars through PAC's to Swift Boat him when he has no PAC money to defend him. They will eat him alive and prove that the results of those early one to one match up polls are absolutely meaningless. That will be when the dreamers get whacked in the face by reality.
Yet another reason why Sanders will never be President.