Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumStacey Abrams' voting rights group attacked for accepting Bloomberg contribution
ake Stacey Abrams, for instance. The former Democratic candidate for governor is getting clobbered by supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for her Monday comments on ABCs The View that defended Bloomberg for pumping hundreds of millions of dollars of his own fortune into the campaign. From ABC News:
brams defended Bloomberg's colossal campaign spending, saying, "I think that for once we actually know where the money is coming from."
"Every person is allowed to run and should run the race that they think they should run, and Mike Bloomberg has chosen to use his finances. Other people are using their dog, their charisma, their whatever," she added. "I think it's an appropriate question to raise. But I don't think it's disqualifying for anyone to invest in fixing America."
Its a complex topic for Abrams, who has made it known shes willing to serve as a vice president to whichever Democrat emerges as the nominee.
Bloomberg donated $5 million to Abrams Fair Fight voting rights group -- the largest single donation received by the organization. Bloomberg was later given a primo speaking slot at a voting summit she held in Atlanta. More The View appearance:
I am grateful to any person who contributes to Fair Fight. We have more than 100,000 contributers. His check just had a few more zeroes it and we appreciate that, because as I said, Im not endorsing anyone
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-stacey-abrams-takes-heat-for-defense-michael-bloomberg-cash-rich-campaign/0OhbbtLgCH9rhQoAW9nImI/amp.html
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LonePirate
(13,431 posts)I see nothing wrong here.
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OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)We seem to be hearing that a lot lately.
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dem4decades
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Hermit-The-Prog
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evertonfc
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Me.
(35,454 posts)She's not promising votes for 'walking around money'. Let's be sure we don't purity ourselves right out of a prewsidency for I assure, the lump has no such qualms
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Stacey Adams is tough, she can handle it.
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OnDoutside
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George II
(67,782 posts)....that that $5M generates. That's the real story, Fair Fight is in a better position to advocate for voting rights because of that contribution.
And who are those who are bashing Abrams? Sanders' people.
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RandySF
(59,291 posts)in Kentucky and Louisiana.
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msongs
(67,453 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)and we don't know where the contributions come from at all. At least we know where Ms Abrams' money comes from.
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RandySF
(59,291 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)Because if it were, the people haranguing Ms Abrams would look hypocritical.
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JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)Apparently, taxing billionaires to fund worthy causes is great, but to accept or merely acknowledge a billionaire's donation to a worthy cause is to embrace the Top 1 Percent and all the evil they inflict on society.
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RandySF
(59,291 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Midnight Writer
(21,812 posts)God Bless him for the thought, but I will credit him when the money is put to use.
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JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)My apologies for the error.
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sheshe2
(83,934 posts)I see nothing wrong with her group accepting Bloomberg's donation to fight for all our voting rights. What I can't accept is the attacks on her by Sanders supporters.
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wesuse23
(11 posts)There are few if any good guys and nothing will save us, there's a reason Trump got elected and why we are destined to have a worse, actually competent fascist dictator president afterwards unless radical changes are made.
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RandySF
(59,291 posts)Thats what we get without organizations like Fairfight.
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TwilightZone
(25,491 posts)At least she's doing something about it.
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Bradshaw3
(7,531 posts)It's a long-standing tactic of his. In this case it was because of his policy in which NYC was charging low-income workers rent to stay in rundown shelters.
"reliable allies in the nonprofit world declined to take a public stand against Mayor Bloomberg, for fear of alienating their most important donor: Mayor Bloomberg."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-bloomberg-philanthropy-silence_n_5e4c23fbc5b65f25da502fa5
It worked. Groups that opposed the policy kept quiet because of Bloomberg's largesse. It's a dangerous road to go down. Oh yes, but he's "on our side now". Now that he's running as a Democrat. Forget all those years of mouthing repub talking points, funding repub candidates, criticizing Obama. It's all ok because he gave money to this group or that group. It's a strategy and it is for only one end: more power for Bloomberg. People are so easily fooled.
Oh yes, and we have the Bernie bros as the evil-doers here. Rather than a guy with autocratic tendencies whose campaign is already trying to get rivals to drop out.
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RandySF
(59,291 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bradshaw3
(7,531 posts)Have you read any of the many articles about his strategy of silencing critics and others with his money (i.e. that his wonderful philanthropy is actually done for greater, not so benign reasons)?
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kacekwl
(7,022 posts)take his ads and exploit them because they are great against trump. Use it to you're advantage to defeat trump.
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