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Capn Sunshine

(14,378 posts)
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 07:35 PM Sep 2015

Heads UP, Sanders supporters

Here's an article on a scammy guy taking advantage of Sanders supporters:

BetonBernie.com — a website that also has mirrored versions at BetonBernie2016.com, PledgeSanders2016.com and SociallyUnited.org — presently offers little more to visitors than photographs and links to news articles about Sanders, the man who seeks to upset Democratic Party frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

There’s also a form to enter your personal information to either give money or pledge to. The super PAC even offers to provide a “Donor Support Package” — consisting of a T-shirt, yard sign, bumper sticker and window hanger — to anyone who gives at least $2,000.


Link:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond
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Heads UP, Sanders supporters (Original Post) Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 OP
Best to donate through DU. silverweb Sep 2015 #1
DU's ActBlue Link Here kracer20 Sep 2015 #3
Great! silverweb Sep 2015 #5
Why would anyone go anywhere to order Bernie stuff except berniesanders.com? valerief Sep 2015 #2
Thank you! n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #4
Good to know. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #6

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
1. Best to donate through DU.
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 09:20 PM
Sep 2015

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Or through https://berniesanders.com/ to make sure any donations actually get to Bernie and you get "official" Bernie gear.



[font color="purple"]Go, Bernie!
Ride the purple wave and join The Purple Revolution!

valerief

(53,235 posts)
2. Why would anyone go anywhere to order Bernie stuff except berniesanders.com?
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 10:18 PM
Sep 2015

Well, feelthebern.org is fantastic for info, and I don't think they're scammy. The donate button takes you to ActBlue and the volunteer button takes you to berniesanders.com.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
6. Good to know.
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 04:33 AM
Sep 2015

Any"political" website whose name is a reference to gambling should probably make everybody's "Spidey Sense" tingle.

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