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51. Tom Perriello did very well in a VA gov primary, with several very rich, out of state donors.

In fact he was endorsed by the very "universal populist issues" promoting Senator, Bernie Sanders.

Why do you think that Senator Sanders agreed to back a politician that had wealthy donors, if indeed they are anathema to voters?

On the day he officially launched his campaign, Perriello received $200,000 from Avaaz, a globally focused online advocacy group Perriello helped launch in 2007 that described itself as a “global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere.” An affiliated entity, the Avaaz Foundation, also made $12,570 in in-kind contributions, listed in the report as covering costs for the Perriello campaign’s salaries, travel and meals.

Perriello, who grew up outside Charlottesville and represented Virginia’s central 5th District for one term before losing the seat in 2010, also received a $500,000 contribution from Charlottesville philanthropist Sonjia Smith on the day he launched his campaign, the largest donation Perriello received in the reporting period.

Perriello’s second-largest contribution was the $250,000 from Soros, a major liberal donor viewed by the right as a shadowy benefactor behind a wide variety of left-wing causes such as the Center for American Progress, the liberal think tank Perriello worked for after leaving Congress. Perriello received an additional $125,000 from Alexander Soros and $10,000 from Jonathan Soros, who, like their father, have a history of contributing to progressive and Democratic endeavors.

https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/a-handful-of-big-donors-power-perriello-s-m-fundraising/article_6cac4217-3ce7-56d0-a59a-e0bb184a3cf2.html

Perriello is now heading up a PAC funded by wealthy donors to turn the VA house blue, so clearly he doesn't think that wealthy donors were the reason he didn't win the primary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/perriello-wealthy-donors-team-up-to-help-democrats-chase-seats-in-va-house/2017/06/28/63a9fa80-5c2d-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html