This Is Who Gives Money To Bernie Sanders – And How Much

[99th_Monkey]

This Is Who Gives Money To Bernie Sanders – And How Much
AUTHOR: RYAN DENSON * MAY 3, 2015 6:33 PM * Addicting Info

“All politicians are the same. They work for special interest groups that will make them rich.” I am sure you have heard this from at least one person in life. You might have actually said it yourself. However, everyone truly knows that is not true. There is usually a “but…” followed by their preferred candidate.

Well, I’m not sure who your preferred candidate is, I’m not entirely sure who mine is. What I can tell you is that one candidate, Bernie Sanders, is true when he says he’s for the little guy. How do I know? It’s not in his fiery, passionate speeches, and witty quips. It’s not how he votes when Congress is in session. It’s how much he gets in campaign donations, and who he gets it from.



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[99Forever]

1. k.r

[daredtowork]

2. I hope educators will give more. nt

[AtomicKitten]

3. He is truly a candidate of the people.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Clinton's list here: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Time Warner, Lehman.

Surprised?

[okaawhatever]

5. Gee the 5th duplicate of the very same chart. And a correction: These are the donations Bernie

received when running for a Senate seat in one of the smallest states in the union. What he gets from the nation as a whole will vary greatly.

[brewens]

7. If Wall Street approaches Bernie, I guess we will find out if they like what he told them. I expect

not, and he won't be getting any of their money.

[okaawhatever]

8. Actually, if he's the Dem nominee they'll give him money anyway. Most big corps donate 60/40

with their favorite being 60. sometimes it's 55/45 if they don't really like the GOP candidate. They will give heavily to anyone they think will win.

[brewens]

10. We'll see about that. He could just tell them to go to hell. Might be a good strategy. n/t

[okaawhatever]

11. I don't think so. Bernie needs to get his message out to the voters. He's relatively unknown. There

is no better revenge than taking their money to push his policies. Once elected he can tell them to take a hike and can work very hard for changed campaign finance laws. What can the corps do then, they can't reposses his campaign buttons. Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war.

[sabrina 1]

19. He won't take it. He has said so 'I don't want their money'. That is why he figured out how much he

needs to win. And has specifically told us how much each person needs to give in order for him to get that amount.

The Unions will support him, maybe more now than before since they are very unhappy with the Dem Party as they have said now several times.

They told the Dem Party in 2012 not to assume 'we have nowhere else to go'.

I could see all that money going to Bernie along with the Unions who have kept him in the Senate.

[BrotherIvan]

21. He will be taking public financing

[sabrina 1]

18. He has already told them he doesn't want their money. And I can't imagine them WANTING to give

money to someone who so consistently bashes them and their attempt to take over this country's political system.

So far I have not seen him break a promise.

This is one he will NOT break, because he's running on the corruption of our system by Corporate money.

This chart should be pinned to the Internet if possible alongside the charts of every other candidate who runs, from both sides.

Because if Bernie succeeds in defeating the BILLIONS of dollars being poured into this race, for that reason alone it will strike a blow against Citizens United.

In fact that should be one of his campaign slogans.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. All those folks are "takers not makers" unlike Goldman Sachs which makes....uh...something.

[mountain grammy]

9. Workers.

[SoapBox]

12. Interesting isn't it.

[liberal_at_heart]

13. I love it. Bernie is for the working people, and the working people are for Bernie!

[RoccoR5955]

14. Those damn unions!

Can't Bernie get ANY backing from the corporate elite?
After all, corporations ARE people, aren't they?

[MrMickeysMom]

15. ...

[PatrickforO]

16. Don't forget all of us...I'm sure many here on DU will be giving small donations :)

[closeupready]

17. As much as I can.

[liberal_at_heart]

20. I'm hoping I can give small monthly donations. He will need money all through out the campaign, not

just now.