How Bernie's small donation campaign funding model is lining the pockets of credit card companies

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. Bernie raised twice as much money as your candidate.

And his reported fees are roughly twice as much.

What was the issue again?

There’s more to “costs” to working people than what you see in the credit card fees - especially when you figure the costs to us in access politics.


People are far more likely to spend more money and more often when they have easy access to credit card transactions. Anyone who runs a business knows this. McDonald’s knows this, your local convenience store knows this, contractors know this (that’s my business and point of sale credit card processing is a big deal now) and your local craft show people know this.

It’s a documented fact.

This line of attack is about as Rovian as it gets. Attack a strength - small dollar non-maxed out multi trip donors who can dig in their pockets throughout a campaign versus some candidates who max out their donors and run out of funds late in the game.

99% of Bernie’s donors can keep giving and over a hundred thousand people are signed up for auto deductions. That’s fantastic.