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In reply to the discussion: 2016: Bernie Sanders among top 25 of Congressional recipients of NRA donations [View all]pnwmom
(108,955 posts)114. Apparently you didn't bother to read the article:
Other top recipients in 2016 included House Speaker Paul Ryan and swing-state senators such as Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Both senators won closely fought election battles last november to help Republicans retain control of the Senate.
The only non-Republican in the top 25: Bernie Sanders, a Senate independent whose state, Vermont, has a strong hunting tradition. He accepted $11,129 in cash. Sanders, of course, challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Partys presidential nod.
The only non-Republican in the top 25: Bernie Sanders, a Senate independent whose state, Vermont, has a strong hunting tradition. He accepted $11,129 in cash. Sanders, of course, challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Partys presidential nod.
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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