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beastie boy

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6. There are over 1800 employees and nearly 200 partners in the firm.

Sat Dec 21, 2019, 07:36 PM

Dec 2019

That translates to a $46 contribution per employee and 10% of partners contributing to Buttigieg's campaign.

I wouldn't call that awful popular.

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

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"This type of donation...makes me question his ability to challenge power." [View all] BeyondGeography Dec 2019 OP

He's NOT getting any money from Sullivan & Cromwell, NOT A PENNY! It would be illegal. George II Dec 2019 #1

Sorry, but he is awful popular there BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #2

and those are all individual, not corporate, donations SCantiGOP Dec 2019 #3

Seems it was enough for his ag plan advisor to bail BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #4

There are over 1800 employees and nearly 200 partners in the firm. beastie boy Dec 2019 #6

Over 10 percent of the partners are with Pete then BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #10

That's way below Buttigieg's primary standidng in Iowa, no? beastie boy Dec 2019 #13

Sullivan & Cromwell is a very large law firm. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #7

Elizabeth Warren seems to be popular at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and IBM: George II Dec 2019 #8

And let's never forget the picayune contributions to Sen. Sanders 2016 Primary run: OilemFirchen Dec 2019 #15

I don't trust her ability to call out social media giants with those contributions OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #16

Maybe this helps, if you're actually curious BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #19

The point is that it's unreasonable simply look at where contributors work, it means little. George II Dec 2019 #27

Sure, Old, it's Warren who is corrupt and she is blm Dec 2019 #25

Interesting that she still calls for reform of that industry, too. blm Dec 2019 #21

Corporations can't donate to campaigns - only individuals can. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #5

Bingo mjvpi Dec 2019 #32

More purity testing? comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #9

Weak...ask Pete's former ag advisor why he's so squeamish BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #11

I don't understand attacking people who are playing by the rules. comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #12

It's called vetting BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #18

I call it counterproductive nonsense. comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #28

No, it's calld a Guilt by Association ad hominem fallacy LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #30

Why did Buttigieg return Sullivan & Cromwell bundler Rodgin Cohen's $5k just yesterday then? BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #33

Because of idiotic attacks like this OP LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #34

Funny that Cohen was one of the names he omitted from his initial list of bundlers BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #35

Top Contributors, federal election data for Elizabeth Warren, 2020 cycle: LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #14

Feel free to link to any articles showing advisors bailing on Warren because of her donors BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #17

That just means her advisors rationalize more than his LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #22

Ya got nothing then? BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #23

Actually, her finance director quit because he though her strategy was stupid: LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #24

Huh. I posted my list of Sanders' 2016 contributors (#15) before reading this. OilemFirchen Dec 2019 #20

these donation debates are futile evertonfc Dec 2019 #26

Not only what you point out, but merely looking at the "employer" of contributors is silly, too.... George II Dec 2019 #29

Yes, he makes me zentrum Dec 2019 #31

And her behavior is making me trust her less and less dansolo Dec 2019 #36

I take these kinds of posts with a grain of salt, and I'll tell you why. PatrickforO Dec 2019 #37

So fkn what? NYMinute Dec 2019 #38