Comments by "Paddle Duck" (@paddleduck5328) on "Media Silent as Bernie Surges to 2nd Place" video.
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KC š wow soooo damning that there opinion piece from 2016. You used to go after the baddies, wonder what happened to you. Please state which candidate(s) you back so we can do a nice comparison if Bernie of all people doesnāt meet your funding purity test out of all the 2020 candidates!
From the 2016 article:
To be sure, lobbyist donationsāabout $3,200 overall ārepresent a tiny fraction of the more than $96 million Sanders has raised for his underdog presidential bid. About 70 percent of that sum comes from small-dollar donors who have given Sanders $200 or less.
Sanders's antiābig money, antiāspecial interest mantra has resonated with many voters, who have lifted him to victory against Clinton in several primary and caucus contests.
The lobbyist cash the Sanders campaign has collected has come from traditionally left-leaning causes: *labor unions, environmentalists, the American Civil Liberties Union*.
For instance, John M. Walsh, a lobbyist for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, contributed $500 to Sanders last year.
Other labor lobbyists giving Sanders money include Ian Hoffmann, a lobbyist for the American Federation of Government Employees, who contributed $235, and Michael Dolan, a lobbyist for the Teamsters, who gave $100.
Each lobbyist declined to comment.
Lobbyist Michael Correia of the National Cannabis Industry Association also donated $500 to Sanders last year. That's tied for the largest amount among Sanders's lobbyist contributors to date.
Like seriously??š
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KC grab some context, dude. These arenāt bundlers, they arenāt investment bank or insurance industry or oil lobbies. Bernie already has a reputation for supporting unions before he got those minuscule donations! He walks picket lines, who else has a history of activism like Bernie?
You want to win a point? Congrats, I concede you win, he had some measly lobbyist donations. But youāre really nitpicking here and I know youāre smart enough to know better. I personally have donated more than any of those big scawy donors this year myself!
So take your win and get off your soapbox. You seem like you just wanna debate to debate.
Of all the candidates, which one(s) do you think will make the most positive impact being elected the next president? To me itās patently obvious.
Which one will appoint the best Supreme Court judges, work the hardest to turn around big money in politics? Who can win? Bernie, easily.
If you have anyone you think is superior, please lay your argument on the line and be vulnerable like the rest of the normal humans on this thread whose position you already know.
That or go back and rip on the idiots who encourage people to sit out and just bitch on the sidelines, like you used to.
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