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In reply to the discussion: Lefties, Meet Your Candidate: Why Bernie Sanders Is The ONLY AUTHENTIC ALTERNATIVE To Hillary Clinton [View all]turbinetree
(24,788 posts)of the costs.
And this is why I support Senator Sanders---hard working blue collar workers funded his election.
When Sanders runs and did run for office in Vermont he took no funds from oligarchies:
Now we have a choice-------yeah
[link:http://opensecrets.org|
"CAREER PROFILE (SINCE 1989)
Top Contributors
Senator Bernie Sanders
Campaign Finance Cycle: (Total)
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $95,000
Teamsters Union $83,700
United Auto Workers $75,900
National Education Assn $69,850
Communications Workers of America $65,607
United Food & Commercial Workers Union $65,500
Laborers Union $63,250
Carpenters & Joiners Union $61,500
American Assn for Justice $60,500
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $59,198
National Assn of Letter Carriers $52,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $48,500
United Transportation Union $47,500
Sheet Metal Workers Union $46,000
Operating Engineers Union $45,100
United Steelworkers $42,250
UNITE HERE $41,875
Service Employees International Union $41,382
American Postal Workers Union $36,200
American Federation of Teachers $35,567
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in 1989-2014. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates."