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Senator Warren swears off expensive campaign fundraisers
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will hold no political fundraising events with pricey admission fees to collect cash to fuel her bid for the Democratic nomination for president, she announced Monday morning, becoming the first candidate to formally swear-off the traditional means of campaign funding....
Instead of fundraisers with large entry fees, Warren will have to depend mainly on contributions collected online or from supporters willing to chip in smaller donations, known as grassroots supporters....
Since party nominees have typically hosted expensive fundraisers to help others in their party, if Warren wins the nomination her rejection of fundraisers could curb the spending power of other Democratic candidates for congressional offices.
There are some Democrats who are so deeply afraid of losing to Donald Trump that they dont want to risk saying or doing anything different at all, she wrote to supporters.
Instead of fundraisers with large entry fees, Warren will have to depend mainly on contributions collected online or from supporters willing to chip in smaller donations, known as grassroots supporters....
Since party nominees have typically hosted expensive fundraisers to help others in their party, if Warren wins the nomination her rejection of fundraisers could curb the spending power of other Democratic candidates for congressional offices.
There are some Democrats who are so deeply afraid of losing to Donald Trump that they dont want to risk saying or doing anything different at all, she wrote to supporters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/senator-warren-swears-off-expensive-campaign-fundraisers-idUSKCN1QE1DF
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Senator Warren swears off expensive campaign fundraisers (Original Post)
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Feb 2019
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Kentonio
(4,377 posts)1. Gosh, how innovative..
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
shanny
(6,709 posts)4. The sincerest form of flattery.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,380 posts)2. I guess I'm the only one who thinks that asking ordinary Americans to constantly fund
campaigns is like a tax. The only way out of it is to elect enough Democrats to legislate campaign finance reform, and that's difficult because not enough Americans vote. Corporations and rich people have money, take it from them, I say.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)3. Good for her!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
jalan48
(13,841 posts)5. Excellent!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Omaha Steve
(99,497 posts)6. DU has an ActBlue link to donate to Warren
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden