Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,585 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:11 AM Oct 2019

Elizabeth Warren's campaign clarifies she'll raise big-dollar money for the party as nominee

NBC News

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren's quote sent shockwaves through the political campaign finance world.

If she became the nominee, she said, she would refuse to attend big-dollar fundraisers — for her campaign and possibly also for the party. Her comments came in an interview with CBS News.

CBS News: "Can you guarantee your supporters that under no circumstances, no matter how much money Donald Trump is raising, you will not take big dollar ..."

Warren: "I’m not going to go do the big dollar fundraisers. I’m just not going to do it."

I'm happy that she'll helping the Party, but I'm still concerned that she won't be able to scale up her low dollar contributions to cover her own General Election campaign.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Elizabeth Warren's campaign clarifies she'll raise big-dollar money for the party as nominee (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

This thing against "big donors" is ridiculous. The one harping on it the most willingly solicits... George II Oct 2019 #1

Bernie raised over 200 million dollars in 2016 ritapria Oct 2019 #2

Did any of it get to other Democrats or the Democratic party? comradebillyboy Oct 2019 #3

That's not enough for a general election OKNancy Oct 2019 #4

I find this to be her biggest fault. TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #5

What about when she said she wasn't going to engage in "unilateral withdrawal"... LAS14 Oct 2019 #6

Your quoted excerpt does not explain the headline thesquanderer Oct 2019 #7

Thanks. I think you've answered the question I posed in #6. LAS14 Oct 2019 #8

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. This thing against "big donors" is ridiculous. The one harping on it the most willingly solicits...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:44 AM

Oct 2019

...and accepts big donations himself.

He has one "small donor" in particular who maxed out in June by making hundreds of $3.00 donations, giving the false aura that they're "small" donations.

What's the difference - someone who gives $2800 once or someone who gives $2800 over the course of three months in $3.00 increments an average of 11 times A DAY?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ritapria

(1,812 posts)

2. Bernie raised over 200 million dollars in 2016

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 10:21 AM

Oct 2019

If those folks contribute to Warren's general election campaign , shell be in pretty good shape financially … A lot of the money raised for he party will be diverted to her campaign as well...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

comradebillyboy

(10,150 posts)

3. Did any of it get to other Democrats or the Democratic party?

Reply to ritapria (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 10:36 AM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

4. That's not enough for a general election

Reply to ritapria (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:18 AM

Oct 2019

Trump raised in three months 125 million. Cost of this general will be over 1 billion

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)

5. I find this to be her biggest fault.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:36 AM

Oct 2019

It does absolutely nothing to change campaign finance. I'm not sure how significant it will be, if it will be significant at all. There are so many ways for her to get around this and it probably increased her numbers among smaller donors. It doesn't seem to be hurting her in the primaries and PAC's be more than willing to take the money in the general, though that is much different that splitting funds with the party.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

6. What about when she said she wasn't going to engage in "unilateral withdrawal"...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 12:01 PM

Oct 2019

... when it comes to the general election? I've seen that quote a number of times.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

thesquanderer

(11,989 posts)

7. Your quoted excerpt does not explain the headline

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 12:09 PM

Oct 2019

When DU says you can quote four paragraphs, they don't mean it has to be the FIRST four paragraphs, which in this case, don't have the relevant info, which pretty much begins with the paragraph "But in a statement to NBC News".

So the point is that while she will not do big dollar fundraisers for her own campaign, she WILL do them for the party. (You alluded to it in your added sentence but that point seems to have been missed by some of the people responding to this thread so far.)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

8. Thanks. I think you've answered the question I posed in #6.

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:13 PM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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