Collision Resistance to politics English • 9 months agoRashida Tlaib outraises entire Michigan congressional fieldwww.axios.commessage-square23arrow-up1140arrow-down12
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkRashida Tlaib outraises entire Michigan congressional fieldwww.axios.comCollision Resistance to politics English • 9 months agomessage-square23
minus-square@givesomefuckslinkEnglish4•9 months agoAnd Clinton infamously called in those favors in 2016. Lots of money meant for down ballot races went straight to Hillary. She launched a “joint fundraising” venture, but only 1% went to state parties, the rest went to Hillary https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/clinton-fundraising-leaves-little-for-state-parties-222670 Meaning more republican senators and house members. And people are still turned off from donating to the DNC
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•9 months agoI haven’t donated to the DNC since that year yeah. But Tlaib is the farthest thing from the DNC right now, it’s not the same thing.
minus-square@givesomefuckslinkEnglish3•9 months agoI didn’t say she was similar to Hillary. If anything, people not giving to the DNC likely results in them giving more directly to candidates. We can’t trust the DNC to handle donations ethically
And Clinton infamously called in those favors in 2016.
Lots of money meant for down ballot races went straight to Hillary.
She launched a “joint fundraising” venture, but only 1% went to state parties, the rest went to Hillary
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/clinton-fundraising-leaves-little-for-state-parties-222670
Meaning more republican senators and house members.
And people are still turned off from donating to the DNC
I haven’t donated to the DNC since that year yeah.
But Tlaib is the farthest thing from the DNC right now, it’s not the same thing.
I didn’t say she was similar to Hillary.
If anything, people not giving to the DNC likely results in them giving more directly to candidates. We can’t trust the DNC to handle donations ethically