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brooklynite

(94,571 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:25 PM Jan 2019

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gauges Wall Street executives' interest in backing a potential 20

Source: CNBC

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, is reaching out to Wall Street executives to gauge potential support if she were to run for president in 2020, CNBC has learned.

Gillibrand has personally been working the phones and calling senior executives at Wall Street firms in recent weeks to see whether they would back her campaign if she jumps into the race, according to two senior business leaders who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Donors in the financial community helped back Gillibrand's successful re-election bid last year. Her effort to connect with business leaders this time comes as she contemplates entering what will likely be an expensive and protracted Democratic primary.

Gillibrand has gotten a mixed response from the executives, however. Some have enthusiastically kept the door open to helping her finance her possible 2020 operation while others are hesitant to return her calls.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/04/kirsten-gillibrand-reaches-out-to-wall-street-execs-about-potential-2020-run-for-president.html

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Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gauges Wall Street executives' interest in backing a potential 20 (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP
Blech. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #1
"has gotten a mixed response"... yeah, I'd bet she has... hlthe2b Jan 2019 #2
Always good to know who the official candidate of Wall Street will be. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #3
Right. Ew. lagomorph777 Jan 2019 #18
Wow, never seen a candidate collapse so fast before they ever got started!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #4
NOOOooooooooooooooooo... handmade34 Jan 2019 #5
This could be interesting Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #6
That could set a record for cluelessness. shanny Jan 2019 #7
I just learned what I need to know. nt NCjack Jan 2019 #8
Exactly. n/t Chemisse Jan 2019 #28
Me too! pazzyanne Jan 2019 #30
reaching out with both hands for wall street. juxtaposed Jan 2019 #9
Is she nuts? Is she one of these people who don't understand consequences? Perseus Jan 2019 #10
From Politico Perseus Jan 2019 #11
Thank you for sharing this article, Perseus! pazzyanne Jan 2019 #32
Kirsten Gillibrand, Al Franken? juxtaposed Jan 2019 #12
Kirsten-- remember Al Franken? MissKat Jan 2019 #13
LOL...funny how EVERYONE knew this moment was coming when she threw Franken under the bus... Bengus81 Jan 2019 #14
And we will be told.............. MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #15
What party is she in? I may have been misinformed. rurallib Jan 2019 #16
Crawl back in your hole, Kirsten. keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #17
NO!! aeromanKC Jan 2019 #19
She does nothing to help herself when she lashes out at those who no longer back her over Franken hlthe2b Jan 2019 #20
While this does not surprize me ut oh Jan 2019 #21
I wonder where all the rah-rahs are. I wonder what they'll say in her defense... DRoseDARs Jan 2019 #22
Yes, let's pick another female Senator from NY, but this time... thesquanderer Jan 2019 #23
Great, just what we need, another Third Way devotee. LiberalLovinLug Jan 2019 #24
Well said Bradshaw3 Jan 2019 #26
I'll save her the time and trouble.... mudstump Jan 2019 #25
I hear the sound of Elizabeth Warren laughing BeyondGeography Jan 2019 #27
UGH! nt jrthin Jan 2019 #29
A good candidate to pass on. BlueWI Jan 2019 #31
Dealbreaker for me - Dems have got to go grass roots for $ Fiendish Thingy Jan 2019 #33
This woman is not very smart saljr1 Jan 2019 #34
Franken. 'Nuff said. (n/t) FreepFryer Jan 2019 #35
For me, that automatically disqualifies her. SergeStorms Jan 2019 #36

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)
2. "has gotten a mixed response"... yeah, I'd bet she has...
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:27 PM
Jan 2019

Let me clarify for you, Kirsten. NO, just NO.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
10. Is she nuts? Is she one of these people who don't understand consequences?
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:41 PM
Jan 2019

The fact that she kept her sit doesn't mean we have all forgotten your ill-jump-the-gun to help republicans getting rid of Al Franken, did she forget she did that?

What does she think makes her a good candidate for POTUS, anyway?

MissKat

(218 posts)
13. Kirsten-- remember Al Franken?
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:44 PM
Jan 2019

Because I sure do.

And I will NEVER forgive you for your actions.

Al was wonderful. You? Not so much.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
14. LOL...funny how EVERYONE knew this moment was coming when she threw Franken under the bus...
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:44 PM
Jan 2019

And here we are. Not a chance I'd vote for her.

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)
20. She does nothing to help herself when she lashes out at those who no longer back her over Franken
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:12 PM
Jan 2019

Instead of offering any kind of explanation, mea culpa, or discussion, she lashes out at the donors, all but accusing THEM of not caring about women or "me-too".

Disgusting, delusional, and given no evidence of any emerging "growth or understanding", beyond unqualified for higher office, IMO.

ut oh

(895 posts)
21. While this does not surprize me
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:14 PM
Jan 2019

with her being from NY, this just reinforces my desire to not vote for her.... ever....


Go Kamala Harris!!!!!

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
22. I wonder where all the rah-rahs are. I wonder what they'll say in her defense...
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:31 PM
Jan 2019

I wonder why we don't hear about how Franken is a sex-obsessed pussy-grabber anymore. I wonder if there even ever *was* an investigation after he expressed his willingness to resign from office and cooperate with one. I wonder if Gillibrand has the capacity for shame. I wonder who told her letting this news get out so early in the cycle was a good idea.

thesquanderer

(11,986 posts)
23. Yes, let's pick another female Senator from NY, but this time...
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:34 PM
Jan 2019

...let's make it someone who even much of the Democratic base doesn't like!

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
24. Great, just what we need, another Third Way devotee.
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:47 PM
Jan 2019

There's another reason she wants to get rid of popular competitors like Franken, those that are confrontational to big power.
There's a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party. Warren represents the long overdue shift to the grass roots, the people, the 99%. And those that still cling to the failed Third Way 1% catering decade where we lost a record amount of seats across the country.

BlueWI

(1,736 posts)
31. A good candidate to pass on.
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:39 PM
Jan 2019

There are excellent contenders, and a Wall Street friendly-candidate is the last of the country's needs.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,611 posts)
33. Dealbreaker for me - Dems have got to go grass roots for $
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:53 PM
Jan 2019

With the right inspirational candidate, small grassroots donations will not only fund the campaign, but create more intense engagement from the voters.

saljr1

(273 posts)
34. This woman is not very smart
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:54 PM
Jan 2019

Saw her on National tv last year and had to be corrected live by her senatorial aid on a vote that she thought all democratic Senators voted against. Plus she is now telling Americans she has her hands out to the wall street elites. Not very smart. Be grateful that you have the powerful position that you do.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
36. For me, that automatically disqualifies her.
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 05:27 AM
Jan 2019

Sucking up to Wall Street denizens right out of the gate makes me want to vomit. The way she railroaded Al Franken is the final nail in her political coffin as far as I'm concerned. If selected to represent the Democratic party I'd vote for her, but I'll steadfastly refuse to lift a finger for her election campagn.

I sincerely doubt she stands much of a chance, though.

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