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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 27, 2018, 08:09 PM May 2018

Nunes collects big money in DC but barely any from back home

WASHINGTON - Rep. Devin Nunes' big role in the unfolding drama between Justice Department and the Trump administration has drawn national headlines - and allowed him to collect big money from D.C. area donors.

But the California Republican is also being dogged by accusations he's no longer focused on his constituents.

Through the end of March, the Fresno-area Republican has raised far more from D.C. and its neighboring states than he has from his own district, an analysis of campaign finance data finds.

Of the more than $1 million Nunes raised from individual donors, roughly $19,000, or 2 percent, came from people in his district, which includes chunks of Fresno and Tulare counties. That's the smallest percentage of any the eight California Republicans in Congress who Democrats are targeting for defeat this fall.

A third of Nunes' individual donations came from out-of-state, including more than $100,000 from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

In addition, Nunes has raised more than $1 million from corporate PACs and other political committees, which are primarily based in Washington and its suburbs.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nunes-collects-big-money-in-dc-but-barely-any-from-back-home/ar-AAxRAEJ?li=BBnbcA1

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Nunes collects big money in DC but barely any from back home (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 OP
yep bought and paid for bluestarone May 2018 #1
But his votes come from California so keep your fingers crossed they will vote him out. blueinredohio May 2018 #2
Only 2% of money from his constituents? TomCADem May 2018 #3
That will all change when Ivanka Trump lands in Fresno for Nunes' private fundraiser. Brother Buzz May 2018 #4

Brother Buzz

(36,412 posts)
4. That will all change when Ivanka Trump lands in Fresno for Nunes' private fundraiser.
Sun May 27, 2018, 11:06 PM
May 2018

Ivanka Trump will have stacks of money to hand out to attendees who will, in turn, cut checks for Nunes. My Magic 8-Ball is a little murky as the the exchange rate for the checks, but it is crystal clear that the money originates from Trump's money laundering scam.

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