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ehrnst

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45. So why even bother to give it back?

Mon Jul 22, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jul 2019

If, as you say, it's not a violation of the principle of refusing to accept corporate donations - buecause it doesn't really "count" as a corporate executive donation unless it's over a specific %. At least for Senator Sanders.

I guess it's always different for Senator Sanders.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders accepted pharma executives' donations prior to new pledge [View all] George II Jul 2019 OP

Good to know. murielm99 Jul 2019 #1

Good to know. What's up with that, BS? Cha Jul 2019 #2

According to the article he is returning the .008% of the funds that came from these execs. Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #10

Well, he'd have to, wouldn't he?.. Cha Jul 2019 #17

Why would they spread such an obvious smear attempt? ABC News should be ashamed. bluewater Jul 2019 #19

The article is basically a right wing talking point. Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #23

Why, because it's factual? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2019 #51

If it doesn't make the sacred cow look great, it's obviously a RW talking point. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #62

Why is treating him the same as any other candidate "an obvious smear attempt?" ehrnst Jul 2019 #50

The "corporate media".... you mean like CNN? or CBS? ehrnst Jul 2019 #57

So it's not 'principle' of refusing money from corp execs... it's the % of one's total donations ehrnst Jul 2019 #52

$2,700 out of nearly $40,000,000 needs to be returned to be consistent. Nice try at a smear, ABCNews bluewater Jul 2019 #3

It doesn't need to be returned. But one would think that one would examine his own receipts.... George II Jul 2019 #4

$2700 / $40,000,000 x 100 equals 0.0068 % of the money raised. What weak sauce! lol bluewater Jul 2019 #5

Do any of us know where the $27,833,630 of "unitemized individual contributions" came from? George II Jul 2019 #26

Bernie is using that ploy again? Simply amazing, nothing has changed. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #29

That hasn't been answered, has it.... ehrnst Jul 2019 #46

Nope. We don't know where about 80% came from. George II Jul 2019 #56

So why even bother to give it back? ehrnst Jul 2019 #45

Maybe if you post this 10 more times awesomerwb1 Jul 2019 #59

Right. It's never the actual principle, merely the degrees of difference LanternWaste Jul 2019 #63

They knew about the $2,700. Hence the statement above. HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #6

It's 0.0068 % of the funds raised. lol bluewater Jul 2019 #7

That is all this is indeed. Sad to see. Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #12

This ABC News smear attempt is laughable. bluewater Jul 2019 #14

There are no limits to what crap the corporate media will try and sell... Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #15

Because they treat Bernie like any other candidate? That's a smear? ehrnst Jul 2019 #53

Yeah, BS should pay more attention to his Cha Jul 2019 #8

Is there an actual breakdown of who received what? sheshe2 Jul 2019 #21

"The corporate media." Is that like the "fake news" that Trump talks about ehrnst Jul 2019 #44

"Gotta love the corporate media, eh?" Looks like somebody certainly does... ehrnst Jul 2019 #58

Which he'll return. NT Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #9

Why is Bernie obsessed with the idea that if a candidate receives more than $200 betsuni Jul 2019 #11

Campaigns cost money, they are expensive eilen Jul 2019 #13

OK for me but not for thee mcar Jul 2019 #16

The campaign already identified the three donations that will be returned. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #18

But that's the problem - there were FIVE contributions from "big pharma", not three..... George II Jul 2019 #32

What if a candidate was saying that other candidates taking those donations were "corporatist" ehrnst Jul 2019 #38

The more you know... NurseJackie Jul 2019 #20

Who cares. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #22

Kicked and recommended, good for Bernie. Uncle Joe Jul 2019 #24

Of course, good for Bernie! ehrnst Jul 2019 #39

Of course he did... SidDithers Jul 2019 #25

Brings to mind the old saying....."Do as I say, not as I do". n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 2019 #27

Yeahbut, it wasn't much! George II Jul 2019 #28

Apparently the "principle" of not accepting any money from Corporate Execs ehrnst Jul 2019 #55

If someone says, 'I quit cigarettes' Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #30

Whaaat? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2019 #33

If they were saying that other smokers were unethical and corporatist whilst they were smoking ehrnst Jul 2019 #37

The way Elizabeth Warren did Big Dollar fundraisers last year Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #60

Um... first off, a quick check of a calendar shows that "April" isn't "now," ehrnst Jul 2019 #61

From my twitter feed Gothmog Jul 2019 #31

Thanks, Goth Cha Jul 2019 #34

Oh. My. God. Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #35

Well of course if Bernie did it, it must have been completely above board. ehrnst Jul 2019 #36

Y'all are desperate to make Bernie look bad! aidbo Jul 2019 #40

By Y'all, do you mean ABC news? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2019 #41

Them too! aidbo Jul 2019 #42

Who else, and why would reporting on Bernie's donations be "desperate to make Bernie look bad?" ehrnst Jul 2019 #43

The desperation is in implying that there is anything bad about him returning.. aidbo Jul 2019 #47

Where does ABC news "imply" that "returning the donations was bad?" ehrnst Jul 2019 #48

Accepting contributions like that, regardless of the magnitude, and then demanding everyone else.... George II Jul 2019 #54

Did he accept money from pharmaceutical executives? Yes. Did he demand that all the other... George II Jul 2019 #49

Is he giving the money back? Yes. aidbo Jul 2019 #64

AFTER it was revealed that he accepted it and AFTER he insisted others not accept any. George II Jul 2019 #65

Your desperation to make this a thing is amusing. aidbo Jul 2019 #66

It's not anyone else who Cha Jul 2019 #67