Posted on 08/27/2019 12:50:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Campaigns typically hold fundraisers to pull in big checks from wealthy supporters. But now, several Democrats running for president are holding fundraising events for small-dollar donors.
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More than ever before, Democratic presidential candidates are facing pressure from their supporters to reject big money. That means rejecting support from super PACs. And many are also calling for candidates to ditch big donors altogether. But here's the problem - Presidential campaigns are very expensive. So, as NPR political correspondent Scott Detrow reports, many candidates are embracing what they call grassroots fundraisers.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
SCOTT DETROW, BYLINE: It's a hot summer night in Brooklyn, and hundreds of Kamala Harris supporters are packed into a combination bowling alley and concert venue waiting to hear from their candidate. It's just like a rally, except there's a bar and a deejay.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "RAPPER'S DELIGHT")
SUGARHILL GANG: (Rapping) Well, so far, you've heard my voice, but I brought two friends along.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
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Translation = They have no big dollar donors LOL, LOL,!!!!
“ gonna need bigger graveyards”
Don’t expect to see the DNC breaking fundraising records because the fundraising model has changed. This means they are taking money from 3rd party fundraisers that skirt around the rules.
They open up a non-profit or a PAC with a name like “People for Fairness and openness for all” and take dollars from Soros types, hand it out, then shutter before the money can be scrutinized. It worked in Virginia in 2017 and it went national in 2018.
Trump can raise two billion and he will be outspent.
Before 2020 is secured, we’ll all need to pitch in from this side.
“Translation = They have no big dollar donors LOL, LOL,!!!!”
Actually, it means the DNC has put rules up where candidates need 130,000 individual donors to get a sniff of the stage.
What's the problem? They'll just get 'em from China like Shitlery did.
The ABA will bail out the DNC. Waste of money.
We’ve been giving $50 every time we can. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is for us.
That is a lot! If everyone did the same,...
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