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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:42 PM Apr 2016

Campaign Finance Math is More Likely to Finish Bernie than Election Math

Interesting to say the least.


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April 21, 2016 by Feral Press Alliance
Campaign Finance Math is More Likely to Finish Bernie than Election Math



by Yvette Grimes

Here’s why Hillary doesn’t hold large rallies. They’re God-awful expensive. Say you want to hold a rally in a park for 27,000 people (actually Bernie had about 11,000, but lied with the higher number) you can’t just say meet me at the park.....................

Bernie has about $4 million in the bank. Hillary has about $33 million.

In three separate notices, the FEC informed Bernie that he has about $28 million in illegal funds (over limit and foreign donations) to be returned, as well as that mysterious $10 million donation.

His campaign debt I estimate at $20 plus million.

Let’s see if he announces raising a huge amount after his big loss. He has raised less and less from those donors each month.

If he’s thinking of getting out of the campaign his first call will be to the Clinton campaign to talk about her helping retire his campaign debt by holding rallies with him. She’ll agree only if he works to unite the party and campaigns for her. Then AFTER November if he meets the requirements of the agreement she’ll help raise money to retire the debt. If he’s indecisive and speaks off message, then no deal, and he’s saddled with millions of dollars in debt with a 2018 Senate re-election bid looming. And this time no deals with the Vermont Democratic Party. They are going to run a Democratic Primary for a Democratic candidate. He won’t be able to convince contractors to work for him (ad reps, designers, get out the vote callers) if he’s still stiffing companies from his 2016 campaign.

Sanders is in financial trouble. He knows it and Hillary knows it. He’d better start playing nice.




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Campaign Finance Math is More Likely to Finish Bernie than Election Math (Original Post) riversedge Apr 2016 OP
This is false: Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #1
Stupid to lie when the information is so readily accessible. nt nc4bo Apr 2016 #2
What's with this debt estimate of "$20 plus million"? k8conant Apr 2016 #3
Feel the heat...Hillary is hot! Sancho Apr 2016 #4
Love that Hot sauce bottle riversedge Apr 2016 #5

Qutzupalotl

(14,317 posts)
1. This is false:
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 09:03 PM
Apr 2016

"He has raised less and less from those donors each month."

See below:

Bernie Sanders outraised Hillary Clinton in March by almost $15 million—marking the third consecutive month that the underdog candidate beat Clinton in fundraising.

Sanders raised $44 million in March, breaking his own record in February of about $43.5 million, according to Politico. Clinton, meanwhile, raised $29.5 million.

http://fortune.com/2016/04/05/sanders-clinton-fundraising/

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