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TomCADem

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12. Maybe We Can Expect More Deals Between Bernie Family Members
Thu Dec 26, 2019, 01:20 PM
Dec 2019

For all of Bernie's focus on college and attacks on family political dynasties, Bernie seems to know from experience. For example, Carina Driscoll has followed her step father into politics, and was funded and endorsed by Bernie's SuperPAC, Our Revolution, notwithstanding Bernie's statement that, “In our family, however, we do not believe in dynastic politics."

Carina's husband, in turn, was paid about $100,000 a year to run the Sander's Institute. Bernie's son, Levi, is on Bernie's payroll as a senior strategist even though Jeff Weaver described him as follows: “[He] really doesn’t know much, to be honest with you.”

With Bernie, politics, business and campaigning are a family affair.

https://vtdigger.org/2017/06/13/one-family-two-schools-questions-swirl-around-another-sanders-deal/

One family, two schools: Questions raised about another Sanders deal

While one deal struck by Jane O’Meara Sanders during her time as Burlington College’s president has triggered a federal investigation, another arrangement she engineered is breeding claims of nepotism and allegations of veiled threats against her husband’s presidential campaign. The bad blood centers on the relationship the college forged with the Vermont Woodworking School, co-founded and run by Sanders’ daughter, Carina Driscoll.

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Moore is equally critical of a deal Jane Sanders brokered between the college and Driscoll’s Vermont Woodworking School, a facility in Franklin County where Burlington College students took courses. In interviews with VTDigger, Moore said the college got the short end of the stick.

“This was a sweetheart deal for Carina Driscoll, Jane Sanders’ daughter,” said Moore. Driscoll is the stepdaughter of Bernie Sanders.

Moore served as the college’s president from 2014 until May 2016, when the school abruptly shut down.
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Push poll. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #1
That's not even a legit poll. It's a push poll. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #2
Accusations w/o links don't work. Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #3
Sorry, no link, this is just my experience but ecstatic Dec 2019 #8
See my Bogus Poll! post below. MineralMan Dec 2019 #9
Or at least a screenshot nt redqueen Dec 2019 #13
Bogus Poll! MineralMan Dec 2019 #4
Trashy tactics. "Asking once more" as though that paragraph would change your mind? George II Dec 2019 #5
О нет eom DURHAM D Dec 2019 #6
VBC stands for Very Bernie Christmas Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #7
If Bernie is elected, how soon do you expect to see no tuition college or UHC? Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #11
Maybe We Can Expect More Deals Between Bernie Family Members TomCADem Dec 2019 #12
There is experience of bankrupting Burlington College NYMinute Dec 2019 #17
If Elizabeth is elected how soon do you expect to see the ultra-millionaire tax? progressoid Dec 2019 #14
Ok, so what DO you expect will get done? Blue_true Dec 2019 #19
The problem with electing Biden is that we are starting the fight from the center. progressoid Dec 2019 #20
History has clearly shown that starting the fight from the center or center-left Blue_true Dec 2019 #21
I think text push polling is not unique to Sanders. David__77 Dec 2019 #10
I got something similar and recognized it as a push poll and deleted it. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #15
It is deceptive indeed but this is not the first time nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #16
Here is another anecdote about the same poll NYMinute Dec 2019 #18
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