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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:54 PM Mar 2020

Is the Bernie Sanders campaign still accepting donations? Should they be? [View all]

Are people being misled into believing that just one more donation will help Bernie to get things going again? In one regard, I suppose that adults who are still donating to him are probably aware of the dire reality of his political situation. But on the other hand, I imagine that the adrenaline rush that people get after donating could be compared to the same rush from playing the slot machine... along with the belief that just ONE more try will turn the luck around... so they just keep feeding money into the machine and pulling the handle to spin the wheels, time and time again.

When a campaign has money left over, are they required to return it? Does the candidate get to keep it?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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He is not currently asking for donations. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1
And house payments on 3 houses. William769 Mar 2020 #2
It is treated as taxable income. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #3
Top right corner... brooklynite Mar 2020 #4
He is not asking in his email outreach. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #5
Oh. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #6
He was not in his email outreach to supporters. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #7
So sanders is still soliciting donations Gothmog Mar 2020 #20
Sirota and Gray are still out there smearing Biden... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #22
they not go on as usual to a degree. the election is quite a ways off n t msongs Mar 2020 #8
he is fundraising for corona virus charities using his list n/t mikelgb Mar 2020 #9
Yes, I saw. It was a one-time "promotional" thing, apparently. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #10
nope, he sent a similar message today mikelgb Mar 2020 #11
LOL! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #12
Will he use "his list" to fundraise for the Democratic nominee this time around or nah? W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #13
If history is any indicator... the answer to your question is "no". NurseJackie Mar 2020 #14
Well... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #15
He has zero chance of being our party's nominee, and his staff and surrogates continue to... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #16
That massive misplaced ego reminds me of someone... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #17
Sanders will not help the party Gothmog Mar 2020 #21
I donate daily and plan to continue. Every. Day. Alex4Martinez Mar 2020 #18
How nice. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #19
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