Beto ORourke Hits Pay Dirt With Bernie Sanders Money Machine

[David__77]

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Beto O’Rourke had a surprise this week that upstaged Republican incumbent Ted Cruz’s formal reelection kickoff—O’Rourke’s campaign has announced that he raised $6.7 million in the first quarter of this year. That’s more money than any Democratic U.S. Senate candidate has had in Texas since Ron Kirk’s 2002 campaign.

But it also drew attention to something else about O’Rourke’s fundraising, most of which has been done over the internet. Through his February 14 campaign finance report, O’Rourke declared that he has spent $2.6 million for online fundraising services to Revolution Messaging, a progressive operation run by former members of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign for president. O’Rourke told me that he paid no attention to the company’s past clients when he hired them, only what the company and its people could do for his campaign.

O’Rourke’s hiring of Revolution Messaging could be viewed as controversial, even a little gutsy, given the bitter feelings that remain between Democratic factions in Texas who supported Sanders versus those who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/beto-orourke-hits-paydirt-bernie-sanders-money-machine/

[Frances]

1. I am extremely happy that this group of Bernie supporters

are supporting a Democrat.

[Me.]

4. They Are Being Paid For Their Support

"he has spent $2.6 million for online fundraising services to Revolution Messaging"

[George II]

7. One of the upper management of Revolution Messaging is Laura Moser's husband.

[Me.]

9. Interesting

So I guess she won't be paying 2+ mil.

[Ninsianna]

13. I think the concern is that she is funneling campaign money to hubby.

[Me.]

14. She's The One Running

So I wonder if the reverse is true. Also, will any documentation be filed regarding this new fundraising group or is it going to go the way of BS taxes? I want to know how they're getting the money and from whom.

[BeyondGeography]

2. This is how smart, constructive Democrats address Clinton/Sanders

During the 2016 presidential election, O’Rourke endorsed Clinton, but only after she captured enough delegates to guarantee she would be the Democratic nominee. However, while endorsing Clinton, he also praised Sanders. “We are fortunate to have had such a vigorously contested nomination. Secretary Clinton will be a better general election candidate and president because of the principled, passionate campaign run by Bernie Sanders,” he told the El Paso Times. “I am deeply grateful that he made campaign finance, military intervention and growing income inequality central to the Democratic nomination debate.”

[David__77]

6. Nice!

...

[Squinch]

3. Another post giving Sanders credit for something he had nothing to do with, and

manufacturing division between Sanders and Clinton voters.

Great.

[nini]

12. Exactly what I was going to say

It's getting boring as hell.

[George II]

8. One of those in upper, upper management in Revolution Messaging is the husband....

....of Laura Moser.

[Reader Rabbit]

10. Progressive unity, FTW!

This is how to beat the fascists!

[David__77]

11. Yes, indeed!

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