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FEC complaint about the Nina Turner campaign's illegal coordination with Super PACs filed today: (Original Post) George II Jul 2021 OP
Yet another reminder why I'm supporting Shontel: Cornel West heading to #OH11 to help Nina Turner. hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
Cornell West, like Nina Turner, refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in 2016, and JohnSJ Jul 2021 #2
They created that party and it was Turner's intention to run as a People's Party candidate.... George II Jul 2021 #4
Of course he is.. I HOPE Shontel WINS! Cha Jul 2021 #13
The Women's March just texted me for money. I have no idea if my response gets to anyone but.... hlthe2b Jul 2021 #14
Who is head of the Women's March? Cha Jul 2021 #15
Their PAC endorsed NINA; I've supported the March Organizatiom locally too. hlthe2b Jul 2021 #16
Mahalo... I remember the head Cha Jul 2021 #17
About time. Her Pacs & Super Pacs look like a NY Expressway System Budi Jul 2021 #3
What's amazing and questionably legal is the PACs and Super PACs each contribute to each other, too. George II Jul 2021 #5
Their attempt to smear Brown mcar Jul 2021 #6
In May 2020 Justice Democrats became a Super Pac as well Budi Jul 2021 #7
Both Justice Democrats and Sunshine Movement. Our Revolution already was a Super PAC. George II Jul 2021 #12
As it should! The whole Projection Cha Jul 2021 #8
They smeared Brown for getting out of state money (52% total) but Turner got 88%.... George II Jul 2021 #9
More evidence of Projection. Cha Jul 2021 #11
Rt TY.. ooh may they reap what they sow! Cha Jul 2021 #10
This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #18
What if she wins the primary? tonedevil Jul 2021 #19

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)
1. Yet another reminder why I'm supporting Shontel: Cornel West heading to #OH11 to help Nina Turner.
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 06:55 PM
Jul 2021



Cornel West heading to #OH11 to help Nina Turner. The last time they appeared together was at a 2020 virtual conference about the potential to create a left-wing third party (once Trump was gone, not that year).



JohnSJ

(92,187 posts)
2. Cornell West, like Nina Turner, refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in 2016, and
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:05 PM
Jul 2021

encouraged others to follow suit

Why should someone be rewarded for effectively helping trump in 2016?

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. They created that party and it was Turner's intention to run as a People's Party candidate....
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:10 PM
Jul 2021

....in November, but they forgot to file enough signatures to get on the ballot. So they announced this:

"It’s official! Sen. Nina Turner is running for Congress. She’s running for the seat vacated by Rep. Marcia Fudge, who Joe Biden has chosen as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The People’s Party isn’t on the ballot in Ohio yet so she will have to run as a Democrat"


https://peoplesparty.org/nina-turner-congress/

That was in December, and they didn't even start collecting signatures until May.

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)
14. The Women's March just texted me for money. I have no idea if my response gets to anyone but....
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:55 PM
Jul 2021

I gave them an "earful" on their support of Turner.

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)
16. Their PAC endorsed NINA; I've supported the March Organizatiom locally too.
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 08:04 PM
Jul 2021

Their PAC may have some separation from the Group as a whole--not sure, but the Executive Director is Rachel O'Leary.

Cha

(297,190 posts)
17. Mahalo... I remember the head
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 08:33 PM
Jul 2021

back when they Marched after trump got in was Linda Sarsour.. who didn't want to invite Hillary.

https://womensmarch.com/national-team/linda-sarsour

I don't think much of anyone who thinks it's OK for a Rep of Congress to say this about our now Democratic President Joe Biden.

Sanders Campaign Co-Chair Nina Turner Rips Biden: Choosing Between Him and Trump is Like Eating From a ‘Bowl of Sh*t’

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213815901

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
3. About time. Her Pacs & Super Pacs look like a NY Expressway System
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:07 PM
Jul 2021

It appears that when a big $$ donor limits out in one SPac, they open another for the funds to keep flowing between Pacs & 501C4's, Committees & Institutes, also listed as 501C4s where unlimited Dark & foreign funds can be hidden from prying eyes.

Not sure if this is akin to a Ponzi or a money laundering version of campaign cash banking.

It is quite a system nonetheless!

Be watching how this one evolves.
Yikes!

George II

(67,782 posts)
5. What's amazing and questionably legal is the PACs and Super PACs each contribute to each other, too.
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:15 PM
Jul 2021
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
7. In May 2020 Justice Democrats became a Super Pac as well
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:34 PM
Jul 2021

Hidden Unlimited dark or foreign $$$ goes undetected.
501C4..

George II

(67,782 posts)
9. They smeared Brown for getting out of state money (52% total) but Turner got 88%....
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:41 PM
Jul 2021

They smeared Brown for "dark money", but Turner's gotten roughly 3X as much, and almost $1M from organizations that SHE was a member of prior to her candidacy, and now they smear Brown for being among a UNANIMOUS 11-0 vote for county contracts, but yet Turner has serious potential and documented FEC infractions.

And after the article about the so-called ethics inquiry into Brown sat there for a couple of days, the author of the article admits that he didn't know anything about an ethics inquiry since the agency said that they never reveal the existence of or results of such inquiries.

How NOT to smear your opponent!

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