HuffPo, 'cause 1)fuck you and 2)it was the first thing to come up in a search.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/06/bernie-sanders-campaign_n_7224630.html
QuoteWith the help of a crew of former aides to President Barack Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) campaign has raised $3 million in four days for his presidential campaign -- a dramatic indication that he won't be confined simply to a long-shot role in the Democratic primary.
Sanders, who is running for president as a Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he has retained the services of the firm Revolution Messaging to run digital ads and online fundraising. The staffers with the firm who will be working on Sanders' campaign include Revolution Messaging's founder, Scott Goodstein, who ran the 2008 Obama campaign's social media and mobile programs; Arun Chaudhary, who was the first official White House videographer; Shauna Daly, who served as deputy research director on Obama's 2008 campaign; and Walker Hamilton, who was a lead programmer for that campaign.
"Like a lot of Obama supporters, we were looking for a candidate with a track record of doing the right thing -- even if it meant taking on Wall Street billionaires and other powerful interests. A candidate who could inspire a movement," said Goodstein. "Bernie Sanders is that candidate."
Due to his long-standing criticism of the influence of big-money interests on government, Sanders has strong online and grassroots appeal, which he hopes to leverage to raise the money needed to fund a presidential campaign. And so far, the strategy looks savvy. The campaign has received roughly 75,000 contributions, and the average amount is $43. According to a campaign adviser, 99.4 percent of the donations have been $250 or less, and 185,000 supporters have signed up on the website BernieSanders.com.
Bringing on former Obama aides to help amplify that momentum is, perhaps, by design. Months before Sanders formally announced, his longtime adviser Tad Devine told The Huffington Post that he saw Obama's 2008 White House race as the template for the type of campaign the Sanders camp would have to run to prove successful. By that, Devine didn't mean raising historic amounts of funds and utilizing new technologies when it comes to organizing. Rather, he was talking about appealing to a broader pool of voters, not just down-the-line Democrats.
"I think ultimately, if he gets into this thing, he is going to look for support across a broad spectrum of groups," Devine said at the time. "If he gets into this thing, I think people will find out that Bernie Sanders' politics are not traditional."
This article has been updated to reflect that Revolution Messaging's involvement with Sanders' campaign pre-dates the announcement Wednesday.
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
I think you are wasting your money. Let rich lefties fund his campaign. Save your money.
Donate to The Human Fund instead.
Poor drafting on my part. What do you anarcho-capitalists think about Sanders?
Not that you don't have a point. But the present goal is to force Clinton to be less centrist and terrible on economic issues, so, you know, 25, 50 bucks ain't too much. What am I, on welfare?
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2015, 08:15:47 PM
I think you are wasting your money. Let rich lefties fund his campaign. Save your money.
Sounds like he wouldn't get enough then.
Quote99.4 percent of the donations have been $250 or less
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:18:42 PM
Poor drafting on my part. What do you anarcho-capitalists think about Sanders?
Not that you don't have a point. But the present goal is to force Clinton to be less centrist and terrible on economic issues, so, you know, 25, 50 bucks ain't too much. What am I, on welfare?
that is 50 scratch offs.
It's kinda funny to me that Jeb Bush is likely to be the presidential front runner who can most be considered "youthful".
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
An open socialist in the US Senate, how could you not recognize his name?
Yeah, cause the Nader thing worked out so well last time.
Nader ran third party. Not the same thing.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2015, 08:34:30 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
An open socialist in the US Senate, how could you not recognize his name?
Because I'm not Vermontese, because he hasn't gotten a lot of press lately, and because I hate the U.S. legislature and avoid thinking about it. Hell, I can't remember the name of one of my own senators, but it's not like I voted for him.
Anyway, I think I had heard Sanders mentioned, a long time ago. I might have thought he was dead.
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:40:19 PM
Anyway, I think I had heard Sanders mentioned, a long time ago. I might have thought he was dead.
He might have thought he was dead, too, caucusing with the Democrats. Imagine sitting in a meeting run by Reed. :yucky:
Blows my mind you're not familiar with Komrade Bernie, Ide.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 07, 2015, 08:55:25 PM
Blows my mind you're not familiar with Komrade Bernie, Ide.
He wasn't listed in the inserts of his Blu Ray's.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 07, 2015, 08:37:00 PM
Nader ran third party. Not the same thing.
He still can!
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2015, 09:00:31 PM
He wasn't listed in the inserts of his Blu Ray's.
I don't get it.
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:18:42 PM
Poor drafting on my part. What do you anarcho-capitalists think about Sanders?
He's a fruitcake, but I'm glad he's running. I wouldn't vote for him, but would be pretty content with things if he won.
Maybe he should win. That might be interesting.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 07, 2015, 09:05:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2015, 09:00:31 PM
He wasn't listed in the inserts of his Blu Ray's.
I don't get it.
He spends 95% of his free time watching movies.
Quote from: Neil on May 07, 2015, 09:31:49 PM
Maybe he should win. That might be interesting.
He could win New Hampshire I think. If someone other than Clinton wins Iowa the election will be wide open.
I'm a fan of Bernie. I'm also considering throwing a few bucks his way. I would have loved to see Hillary not run and have all of the effort put forth by Republicans the past 8 years wasted in their smear campaigns. Alas, she is and she is apparently trying her damnedest to add even more ammunition to her opponents stockpile. I'm hoping for an outsider to sneak in and win the Democratic nomination. As much as I love Bernie, I'm not sure he's electable by the masses. A shame really. :(
I like some of what Bernie says and how he can shake things up, but too much I don't like as he's too much in favor of more big government. But I like his too big to fail stuff and some other hot issues. "if an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist." If he means what he says, and in Bernie's case he probably does, then I'm glad he's in the race at least to stir things up and bring up these issues. As for a President I don't see him getting very far yet, but with only Hillary in the race so far with her issues, the race may widen rather suddenly for the Dems.
He is just going to force the Democrats to be more radical in the primary and weaken them in the general. The Republicans should like this.
What's the deal with pharoah? American Pharoah won the Derby and now this?
Ide, any particular reason you chose the word Pharoah instead of Caesar or the myriad other authoritarian terms you could have used?
Edit: WTF, beaten by 22 seconds. <_<
He should have used Czar. We have had more of those than Russia had by this point.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 08, 2015, 08:36:13 AM
Ide, any particular reason you chose the word Pharoah instead of Caesar or the myriad other authoritarian terms you could have used?
Edit: WTF, beaten by 22 seconds. <_<
I thought he would look festive in the hat.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 08, 2015, 08:36:13 AM
Ide, any particular reason you chose the word Pharoah instead of Caesar or the myriad other authoritarian terms you could have used?
Edit: WTF, beaten by 22 seconds. <_<
82 :contract:
WTF is a "pharoah"?
Quote from: Syt on May 08, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
WTF is a "pharoah"?
It is a member of the ruling dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Quote from: Syt on May 08, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
WTF is a "pharoah"?
An Egyptian guy who built a boat forty cubes by twenty cubits by ten cubits, and took a bunch of animals on a 40-day-and-night trip.
So I misspelled it. Oh, the ignominy.
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2015, 11:58:18 AM
So I misspelled it. Oh, the ignominy.
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WTF Ide. FFS.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2015, 10:49:53 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 07, 2015, 09:05:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2015, 09:00:31 PM
He wasn't listed in the inserts of his Blu Ray's.
I don't get it.
He spends 95% of his free time watching movies.
Maybe 50%. Having a relationship is time consuming, and also I exercise more than I used to.
Two Reese's a day instead of 3?
Quote from: grumbler on May 08, 2015, 11:46:50 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 08, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
WTF is a "pharoah"?
An Egyptian guy who built a boat forty cubes by twenty cubits by ten cubits, and took a bunch of animals on a 40-day-and-night trip.
:D
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 07, 2015, 08:55:25 PM
Blows my mind you're not familiar with Komrade Bernie, Ide.
Even I know Bernie Sanders. Followed him on Facebook, but there were just too many posts. :blush:
Sanders is a self-described Democratic Socialist and therefore a terrible person. But I wish him the best in the primary and am almost tempted to throw a few dollars his way. If Liz Warren threw her fake headdress into the ring, I'd definitely send her some money.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2015, 10:51:03 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 07, 2015, 09:31:49 PM
Maybe he should win. That might be interesting.
He could win New Hampshire I think. If someone other than Clinton wins Iowa the election will be wide open.
I didn't realize the Dems had anyone beside her?
The Iowa Caucus isn't until February 1st.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on May 08, 2015, 04:46:05 PMI didn't realize the Dems had anyone beside her?
So far, any serious competition hasn't materialized. She has a lot of influence, especially with the fundraising arm of the machine. Plus, the bench isn't that deep really. Anything could happen though. There is a part of the party that really doesn't want her. Those are the ones who were heckling her supporters and stuff at the caucus in 2008. They still exist. But from what I saw, there were an awful lot of college kids in that crowd. And they aren't...reliable.
Quote from: derspiess on May 08, 2015, 01:37:02 PM
Sanders is a self-described Democratic Socialist and therefore a terrible person.
:lol: :mad:
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on May 08, 2015, 04:46:05 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2015, 10:51:03 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 07, 2015, 09:31:49 PM
Maybe he should win. That might be interesting.
He could win New Hampshire I think. If someone other than Clinton wins Iowa the election will be wide open.
I didn't realize the Dems had anyone beside her?
O'Malley, former Maryland governor, is very likely going to run, probable. I think there are one or two more thinking about running.
What's a "pharoah"?
Quote from: Martinus on May 10, 2015, 03:14:26 AM
What's a "pharoah"?
Kind of ant. They are all over the place this time of year.
Quote from: Martinus on May 10, 2015, 03:14:26 AM
What's a "pharoah"?
A Polish person who doesn't bother reading threads before posting in them.
Quote from: Martinus on May 10, 2015, 11:01:34 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on May 10, 2015, 06:48:26 AM
Quote from: Martinus on May 10, 2015, 03:14:26 AM
What's a "pharoah"?
Kind of ant. They are all over the place this time of year.
That's pharaoh.
I'm impressed! You are only two days behind the non-subnormally-intelligent people. Well done. Have a cookie.
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Maybe Ide meant that he wanted Bernie Sanders to play faro with him?
Quote from: derspiess on May 08, 2015, 01:37:02 PM
Sanders is a self-described Democratic Socialist and therefore a terrible person. But I wish him the best in the primary and am almost tempted to throw a few dollars his way. If Liz Warren threw her fake headdress into the ring, I'd definitely send her some money.
Not so confidant that you can defeat Hillary?
His claims to be an Argentine would be his downfall.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 10, 2015, 02:54:18 PM
His claims to be an Argentine would be his downfall.
Not if he stuck to dueling with pistols.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 10, 2015, 02:54:18 PM
His claims to be an Argentine would be his downfall.
Not really. All the sub-par Nazis fled to Argentina.
Quote from: grumbler on May 08, 2015, 11:46:50 AM
An Egyptian guy who built a boat forty cubes by twenty cubits by ten cubits, and took a bunch of animals on a 40-day-and-night trip.
The Brain's dream vacation.
Quote from: Norgy on May 10, 2015, 04:55:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 10, 2015, 02:54:18 PM
His claims to be an Argentine would be his downfall.
Not really. All the sub-par Nazis fled to Argentina.
No sub-par Nazis please. We only elect full-fledged Hitlers.
Quote from: Norgy on May 10, 2015, 04:55:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 10, 2015, 02:54:18 PM
His claims to be an Argentine would be his downfall.
Not really. All the sub-par Nazis fled to Argentina.
Yeah. They couldn't stand being around the sub-par American gangsters that fled to Brazil.
I thought they didn't want to mess with Mengele? :hmm:
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
I think you are wasting your money.
Quote from: Monoriu on May 11, 2015, 02:59:56 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
I think you are wasting your money.
Wouldn't that be true for campaign donations to anyone?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 11, 2015, 06:08:16 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 11, 2015, 02:59:56 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
I think you are wasting your money.
Wouldn't that be true for campaign donations to anyone?
In today's world of mega-pacs yes.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 11, 2015, 06:08:16 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 11, 2015, 02:59:56 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 07, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
He's off on surveillance and enigmatic on what his plans are for higher education, but he's right on the even more important matters, and he's doing God's work by dragging Hillary to the left and really putting class warfare explicitly upon the table. I'm thinking of donating to his campaign. What do you insane anarcho-capitalists think? I'd hardly ever heard of the dude till about a week ago, at least not so as I vividly recalled his name, probably because his influence has been minimal till now.
I think you are wasting your money.
Wouldn't that be true for campaign donations to anyone?
Of course. They are all a waste of money for the small donors. Whether an individual donates or not has no material impact on elections.