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leftgirl

(44 posts)
Fri Jul 12, 2024, 09:23 AM Jul 2024

Democratic Party strangling itself': Rage at donors 'bribing politicians' to oust Biden Daniel Hampton

From RawStory yesterday

please read https://www.rawstory.com/joe-biden-campaign-2668732463/

a short excerpt

"....Never-Trumpers were rattled Thursday amid a report that a group of Democratic donors pledged millions to lawmakers who've defected or criticized President Joe Biden.

A group of 30 donors in New York — including crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz, Hollywood filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, and donor and operative Gideon Stein — have pledged $2 million to a House Democrat Super PAC to support Democrats who criticized Biden, Jake Sherman reported for Punchbowl News...."

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Democratic Party strangling itself': Rage at donors 'bribing politicians' to oust Biden Daniel Hampton (Original Post) leftgirl Jul 2024 OP
WTHF? Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #1
"crypto billionaire"... orange jar Jul 2024 #2
Crypto anything is sketchy as hell, but SamuelTheThird Jul 2024 #6
Last person he donated to was Dean Phillips. orange jar Jul 2024 #9
People who don't want to pay taxes Bettie Jul 2024 #3
Correct Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #5
+1 dalton99a Jul 2024 #12
Jarecki. So disappointed XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 #4
I had a feeling... hermetic Jul 2024 #7
Sadly Lulu KC Feb 2025 #13
At this point in the election, the only person who would benefit from that is Trump. tanyev Jul 2024 #8
That is so disgusting, disloyal, dishonest and corrupt. Fla Dem Jul 2024 #10
We're making the Kevin McCarthy debacle look good. shrike3 Jul 2024 #11

orange jar

(878 posts)
2. "crypto billionaire"...
Fri Jul 12, 2024, 09:26 AM
Jul 2024

are we sure that person was even a Democrat? Most crypto bros I've come across are libertarians who like fascism but vehemently deny it (a la El Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele)

Bettie

(19,705 posts)
3. People who don't want to pay taxes
Fri Jul 12, 2024, 09:26 AM
Jul 2024

are willing to hand the nation to Trump and Project 2025 to get what they want.

Again, if things get bad here, they have plenty of money to move elsewhere and be just fine, the rest of us? Well, they don't care, because ordinary people barely exist in their world.

If the country burns....well, they still have their fat bank accounts.

hermetic

(9,236 posts)
7. I had a feeling...
Fri Jul 12, 2024, 09:49 AM
Jul 2024

So, Moulton, Angie Craig, Mike Quigley, Lloyd Doggett, Raul Grijalva, Mark Warner, Peter Welch, Hillary Scholten: how much were you paid, or promised? I think their bank accounts should be inspected by the DOJ.

Fla Dem

(27,635 posts)
10. That is so disgusting, disloyal, dishonest and corrupt.
Fri Jul 12, 2024, 10:56 AM
Jul 2024

Their disloyalty to both the Democratic party and Joe Biden has become a commodity that can be bought.

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