Sen. Bernie Sanders blasts the Kochs and their influence: ‘Billionaires are not gonna support me’
Source: RawStory
ARTURO GARCIA
05 MAY 2015 AT 21:25 ET
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders conceded on Tuesday that he would not enjoy the support of the “1 percent” in his burgeoning presidential campaign, chalking it up to a campaign finance system that has gone off the rails.
“As a result of this disastrous Supreme Court decision on Citizens United, the Koch brothers and other billionaire families are buying elections,” he told MSNBC host Chris Matthews. “We are seeing the undermining of American democracy. All I can say is, I’m not gonna have a super PAC. Billionaires are not gonna support me.”
However, the senator said, more than 50,000 supporters have donated an average of $43 apiece to his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Vermont Public Radio reported on Monday that his campaign has already received more than $2 million in donations overall, with a goal to raise between $40 and $50 million dollars by January 2016.
“We’re not gonna outspend our opponents, but can we raise the kind of money we need to run a strong campaign on small donations? I think we can,” said Sanders, who is registered as an independent.
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