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brooklynite

(93,847 posts)
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:42 PM Jul 2015

Pro-Clinton Groups Raised More than $24 million in Second Quarter

Source: Wall Street Journal

Three independent groups supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised more than $24 million in the second quarter, backed by megadonors George Soros, Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, and longtime Clinton donor Haim Saban, according to two officials with the groups.

Priorities USA Action, the primary super PAC backing Mrs. Clinton, raised $15.6 million in the second quarter, according to an email sent to interested parties by Guy Cecil, the group’s chief strategist. He noted that $12.5 million of that came in the last four weeks, since a shakeup.

That shakeup included replacing Buffy Wicks, a veteran field organizer for President Barack Obama, with Mr. Cecil, a longtime Democratic operative who worked for Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 campaign and is seen by donors as closer to the Clinton campaign.

Messrs. Soros, Katzenberg and Saban were among Priorities’s donors. Mr. Saban, a longtime Clinton backer, gave $2 million.

Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/07/02/pro-clinton-groups-raised-about-20-million-in-second-quarter/

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Pro-Clinton Groups Raised More than $24 million in Second Quarter (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2015 OP
$45 Million plus $24 Million = $69 Million!!! onehandle Jul 2015 #1
ActBlue for Democrats is kicking it! yallerdawg Jul 2015 #2
Unsurprising... We already know that billionaires are willing to buy candidates who are for sale. fbc Jul 2015 #3
The real problem with Hillary Clinton's money fbc Jul 2015 #4
She is going to use money for tv ads? murielm99 Jul 2015 #5
One dollar, one vote. RufusTFirefly Jul 2015 #6
This is great news Gothmog Jul 2015 #7
Must be nice to get so much from the 1% davidpdx Jul 2015 #8

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. ActBlue for Democrats is kicking it!
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:17 PM
Jul 2015
An email I received from ActBlue:

Dear yallerdawg,

Check this out:

Yesterday was the second biggest day in ActBlue history ($4.6 million raised for Democrats and progressives!), and a huge win for small-dollar donors. But Republicans emailed their supporters saying that we're "flaunting it."



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Team National Republican Senatorial Committee
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Subject: This is ridiculous.

Friend - We thought you should see this:




The Obama machine has been raising boatloads of cash for Democrats — and they're FLAUNTING IT.

This isn't good, Friend.

Today is the last day of the month — we only have a few hours left before we hit our reporting deadline.

If we don't step it up now, Democrats' fundraising bonanza could propel them to victory in 2016. There is too much at stake this election cycle. We can't afford to lose.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(from ActBlue) — Erin, Decklin, Hannah and the rest of the team

P.S. -- Seems clear that "flaunting it" is a thinly veiled reference to our rainbow logo. C'mon GOP! Move on!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11075172
 

fbc

(1,668 posts)
4. The real problem with Hillary Clinton's money
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 04:40 PM
Jul 2015

She's going to use it for TV ads, and since a large part of the population on both sides of the political spectrum already finds her annoyingly disingenuous, having her face plastered all over television for months with her phoney stories is only going to raise more bile.

murielm99

(30,656 posts)
5. She is going to use money for tv ads?
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 05:24 PM
Jul 2015

How unprecedented! Candidates never do that.

Can you provide some links about how many consider her annoyingly disingenuous, or have you looked at her leads over all other candidates?

Her face plastered all over television? This, from the same group who is whining about Bernie's lack of media exposure?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/

I see more bile from the Bernie supporters on DU than anyone else.

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
6. One dollar, one vote.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 05:36 PM
Jul 2015

If elections continue to hinge on money raised, our democracy will continue to be imperiled.

Think outside the bucks.

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