2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOne of Hillary's biggest donors, tycoon Haim Saban, just dropped $100k against Donna Edwards
A television ad assails Edwards as one of the least effective members of Congress, contrasting her career with Van Hollens legislative record. It mentions no foreign policy issues, despite the dominant issue motivating one of the Super PACs largest funders.
Recently released disclosures reveal that $100,000 a sixth of what the Super PAC has raised comes from a single source: a donation by pro-Israel billionaire Haim Saban.
A One-Issue Guy
Saban, who made his fortune in the media and entertainment industry, has spent millions of dollars influencing the foreign policy establishment, including by sponsoring the Brookings Institutions Saban Center for Middle East Policy and funding the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He is also one of the largest donors to Hillary Clintons Super PACs. In a 2010 interview with the New Yorker, he described himself as a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel.
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Downwinder
(12,869 posts)blm
(113,065 posts)Saban has been a regular financier of the party for over 3 decades now and Van Hollen was part of the Dem structure charged with raising money for the party.
But, my personal choice is Edwards - I have always appreciated her lucid defense of Dem policies over the years.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)My best friend's roommate was pregnant and had no insurance. The Saban Clinic provided neo-natal and post-natal care as well as hospitalization.
blm
(113,065 posts)He and his wife are good people. They have good intentions and support many causes that are meaningful to them.
I prefer Edwards in the Senate, but, I am not going to pretend there is anything awful about Saban's support of Van Hollen - if I had his net worth I'd have tossed 100,000.00 to Edwards.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I don't embrace his view but I can certainly see where he is coming from.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)My best friend's roommate was pregnant and had no insurance. The Saban Clinic provided neo-natal and post-natal care as well as hospitalization.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)The single biggest donor to the Clintons over the last 25 years. Which helps to explain her embarrassing toadying to Israel.
Triana
(22,666 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)Hollen has been more loyal to the Democratic Party than Edwards. He's also a more effective legislator. I hope he can today.
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Progressive or not, it's never ok to huddle with a Republican over redistricting or go against the party when it comes to drawing a favorable Democratic map.
forjusticethunders
(1,151 posts)But CVH isn't bad.