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Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:54 PM Apr 2016

Bernie Has Spent $91 Million on Ads and Consultants, 50% More than Hillary

http://bluenationreview.com/bernie-has-spent-91-million-on-ads-and-consultants-50-more-than-hillary/


The Washington Post has published an analysis of FEC reports on the immense amounts of cash flowing into the Sanders campaign — and flowing right back out.

According to the Washington Post, Bernie’s campaign has spent $91 million on media buys and consulting; and unlike Hillary, they didn’t cap commissions for his consultants — because they didn’t expect his campaign to take off.

In contrast, Hillary’s campaign has spent close to $62 million, 50 percent less.

Even though Bernie has laid off hundreds of his staffers and has virtually no chance of winning the nomination, he is still asking his supporters to donate. He says he’ll keep going until the California primary.

The irony is that despite the mind-boggling amounts of cash spent against her, Hillary is still winning.

There might be some kind of lesson there.



Why are supporters are still giving money.....????


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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
2. Considering Jeb Bush and Sanders, the only beneficiary of getting big money
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:57 PM
Apr 2016

out of politics is that it would save the biggest spenders a little cash. The spending certainly doesn't get them elected.

SunSeeker

(51,557 posts)
4. Remember at the beginning of his campaign when he proudly eschewed use of such folk?
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:01 PM
Apr 2016

He said he didn't have any pollsters on staff, did not use focus groups, etc. Boy did he staff up after that!

 

IamMab

(1,359 posts)
8. That was a lie from the beginning. Politico did a story on the early days of his campaign....
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:03 PM
Apr 2016

...and they mentioned that Sanders and his team poll-tested all of his positions to determine which policies had the most support from Millennials. He was targeting young voters from the beginning, which makes the subsequent cash scam all the more insidious.

Sanders planned to screw over young voters the whole time, and it's been his consistent operation from Day One.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
15. Exactly. IIRC it was 'college students' as a group...
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 03:58 AM
Apr 2016

that was their prime target, on the young end of the 'millennials'. You know, people who were more likely than not to lack experience with political campaigns/politicians. Or frankly, the government process in the US.

About as cynical as it comes.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
5. DAMN! Bernie may be continuing to fund raise to
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:01 PM
Apr 2016

retire all his campaign debt. I believe that's within guidelines.

kennetha

(3,666 posts)
6. Devine is taking Bernie to the cleaners
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:02 PM
Apr 2016

while taking him down to defeat.

The large profits stem in part from the fact that no one in Sanders’s campaign imagined he would generate such enormous financial support. So unlike Clinton, he did not cap how much his consultants could earn in commissions from what was expected to be a bare-bones operation, according to campaign officials.

That has meant big payouts for the firm of senior strategist Tad Devine, which has produced the bulk of the campaign’s ads; Old Towne Media, a small media placement operation run by two of Devine’s longtime buyers; and Revolution Messaging, a digital firm led by veterans of President Obama’s 2008 campaign.
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
7. He's on the offensive/attack trying to deter her from getting votes and the nomination
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:02 PM
Apr 2016

While she hasn't been in the offensive/attack.

Instead she has been running more on her platform and qualifications and accomplishments.

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
11. Right he is on offensive attack ever since he started,day one..
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:18 PM
Apr 2016

He taking her qualifications and everything she does to attack her...

 

synergie

(1,901 posts)
14. He apparently signed terrible deals because he has no powers of forethought or sound
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 03:23 AM
Apr 2016

fiscal planning. People are free to give money to whomever they wish. It's like all those people who send in their kid's lunch money to various tv preachers. There is no explanation for blind faith, and for some that is the relationship they have with this campaign. One only hopes that they get refunds when the FEC is through with Bernie and Jane's poor accounting skills and that they did not give more than they could afford to be without for however long that takes.

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