Thank you.

Inspired me to donate as well...

I don’t know, I get Bernie’s criticism on the campaign finance system but this fundraiser in question is largely meant to benefit down ticket candidates rather than the Clinton campaign itself. How exactly does he expect to change the system without getting a ton of Democrats elected to the House and Senate? Not every…

God this irritates me. She’s getting shit for helping candidates with less access to funds? Awesome. And I know she will benefit from this too, but come on. You said it perfectly.

I can’t tell if I’m just irritable with the whole thing, or if he genuinely seems to whine about everything. I really feel like he does, though.

Right. I agree. This is all very foolish. The other progressive candidates, the people this fundraiser is actually for, will need this money to help win their races. Christ on a cracker. What the fuck is going on here with this nonsense? Are we really wanting a President Trump for more clicks? Because this kind of…

It’s bad to raise money for down ballot candidates? That is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard.

Oh good lord, seriously? People can do what they want with their money. Jeez.

Were there principled liberal days? I feel like us liberals gave up decades ago, and made the way for centrism that consistently cows to the demands of the increasingly-maddening right wing.

God damn. Sanders is quickly losing any goodwill he ever had with me. What a fucking asshole. Private citizens raising money for you is okay because they are poor people? Clooney is raising money for down ballot candidates. Something Bernie hasn’t bothered to worry about because Bernie only cares about Bernie.

More than that, it’s not really being even held for Clinton, but the progressives down ballot. So, why is this rather important detail missing from the story?

I think its obscene that Sanders is bankrolling a losing campaign on the backs of the working poor.

Seriously, he is shooting himself in the foot. If he really wants to be President, he wants those down ticket candidates in the House and Senate. He won’t get anything done without more support in legislative branch.

Also, money is not inherently bad. It’s part of how the system works. Sometimes it corrupts, but not *always*. Congress got even worse when earmarks went away, because negotiation got that much more difficult. Money can also help a lot of people.

She is raising money right now for people down the ballot. You know, those people Bernie will need to be elected for his “revolution.” It’s literally money for other progressives so that we can change our government. Bernie has raised $0 for the people down the ballot. No progressives have gotten his help. It is one…

As a reminder, this is a joint fundraising committee, which means that $5400 can be allocated to the Clinton campaign but the VAST majority of contributions go to the DNC and state parties to be used to build their GOTV and other local operations for the fall to support downballot candidates. These are the same people…

Yes he fucking is.

You do realize that this money is for down the ballot. She’s raising for the other candidates down ballot. How much has Bernie raised down ballot?

I mean as much as I think there needs to be serious campaign finance reform, George Clooney probably has good intentions if he is trying to get a favor from Hillary. The worst that will happen is he will be even more effective in his charitable work. Also, I’m biased, because *swoon*

lol bernie my man