Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: 2016: Bernie Sanders among top 25 of Congressional recipients of NRA donations [View all]egduj
(805 posts)63. Well, that just took the air out of this thread.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
197 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
2016: Bernie Sanders among top 25 of Congressional recipients of NRA donations [View all]
pnwmom
Feb 2018
OP
So by extension he was a russian plant? When he endorsed hillary, did that make her a russian plant?
Tiggeroshii
Feb 2018
#6
According to Open Secrets, BS took $11,129 from gun rights lobbyists in 2016.
lapucelle
Feb 2018
#141
You are right. There seems to be too much money given by too many groups trying to buy votes.
Bluepinky
Feb 2018
#148
yep and he shamelessly voted against russia sanctions. will never forget this career defining vote
AlexSFCA
Feb 2018
#80
I was surprised, too. He made such a point of not accepting PAC money, and then he turns
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#22
Well, it was from the gun lobby. Clinton got more than twice that: $26,713.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#74
And double the amount of Sanders' from gun lobbyists. The OP's post was false.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#179
What's really relevant is how our elected representatives vote on gun issues.
lapucelle
Feb 2018
#181
That particular list does include both Senators and Reps, but if you extend it to the top 25,
sl8
Feb 2018
#192
that 11K was the total going back to 1990, cumulative, also if you count the House
Exotica
Feb 2018
#137
that is just a link to an article, i will show you exactly what I mean from their database
Exotica
Feb 2018
#153
I seem to recall him blasting Hillary for taking Wall Street money but when she
EffieBlack
Feb 2018
#108
Hillary called them "artful smears" and I agree with her. Mueller's indictments
R B Garr
Feb 2018
#180
A politician's voting record speaks for itself, whether or not there is money involved.
lapucelle
Feb 2018
#194
Thanks for the reminder. This was out there when there was question about his . . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2018
#11
whether you are pro Bernie or anti Bernie, you must admit it is incredibly stupid for him
Exotica
Feb 2018
#26
If you count all of Congress, going back to 1990, he isn't even in the top 700
Exotica
Feb 2018
#138
Details, details!! Let's bash the country's most popular politician some more!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2018
#151
I am not bashing him, I am defending him against this (IMHO) false attack (numbers wise)
Exotica
Feb 2018
#155
Yes I know Ex, I wasn't referring to you at all... sorry for the confusion.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2018
#158
This has nothing to do with Primaries. It's about who takes donations from the NRA.
Lil Missy
Feb 2018
#106
Not NRA. Could be National Shooting Sports Foundation and/or Safari Club Int'l
thesquanderer
Feb 2018
#163
The chart from the Center for Responsive Politics lists members of the House AND the Senate.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#54
Your post says he's in "top 25 of Congressional Recipients from the NRA." That's false.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#75
Because of the shooting in Florida, and the Russian connections, the NRA is a current issue.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#53
The Marketwatch article you quote is wrong. You need to fix that in some way or delete it.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#73
"Vermont, has a strong hunting tradition. He accepted $11,129 in cash."
left-of-center2012
Feb 2018
#58
Article also states that Chris Van Hollen took over $104,000. Is there a big rush to
bullwinkle428
Feb 2018
#70
That's pretty funny. They want us to think that spending AGAINST Hillary Clinton in the primary
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#82
I think that they were pretty clear that the NRA was spending money to beat Hillary
CentralMass
Feb 2018
#98
Bernie left the Democratic party after he lost the primary. If he had stayed in the party,
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#110
By law no candidate receives money from the NRA. But, many organizations set up....
George II
Feb 2018
#197
He shouldn't take any money from any gun rights group...No Democrat should.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#152
Some groups are more moderate and support gun control even though they consider....
aikoaiko
Feb 2018
#162
Did you know the Russian troll factories target sites like DU with propaganda hit-pieces?
Decoy of Fenris
Feb 2018
#123
The article is correct. Politifact has noted the NRA has NOT regarded Sanders "as an anti-gunner"
Julian Englis
Feb 2018
#132
The Center for Responsive Politics and Open Secrets don't have conflicting information
melman
Feb 2018
#122
I would say one thing Sen. Sanders did vote in 2005 to give gun manufacturer immunity Some
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#154
Hillary was supported by the Brady foundation...she took money form anti-gun organizations.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#156