In Fundraising Email, Sanders Calls O'Rourke's First-Day Haul 'Bad News'

[DonViejo]

By Kate Riga
March 18, 2019 3:27 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) broke with the general friendliness that has characterized how the 2020 Democratic contenders have spoken about each other so far, sending out a fundraising blast where he calls Beto O’Rourke’s $6.1 million first-day haul “bad news.”

The subject line reads: “Bad news: Beto outraised us. Good news: we probably had a lot more donations.”

“Here is the truth: this morning, Beto O’Rourke announced that he raised more money than us on the first day of his presidential campaign,” the email says. “The good news is, we more than likely had a lot more individual donations than he did.”

“But what that means is if we are going to avoid getting outspent, it’s going to take lots and lots of people making individual donations to catch up,” it continues. “We already have that… but we have to pick up the pace.”



O’Rourke topped Sanders’ first-day sum, $5.9 million, which had previously led the pack. He is unlikely to hit back at the Vermont senator, since he has pledged to keep his campaign positive.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/bernie-beto-early-fundraising-bad-news

[Nanjeanne]

1. What a silly title for this piece. All candidates will need to raise more money - including Beto

Was he supposed to say "hey great - Beto took in 6 million so we don't have to do anything - everyone should just drop out?"

Truly if everyone would just support their candidate and not be so eager to try to find something they can pretend is scandalous - we would all be a lot better and as Democrats be able to be competitive in the primary and rally around the nominee in the general.

Oh -- I did donate again to Sanders. So it worked. Then since I was already donating - gave a little to Elizabeth and a little to Pete as well!

[Bucky]

2. I'm leaning Beto (not sold yet), but I find this unoffensive

He's just rallying his team. That's totally legit. I find the wealth of choices we have this time around refreshing and exhilerating. If Bernie raises a bit more, good on him. We should all be so passionate about our causes.

[Nanjeanne]

3. I agree. I'm not on the Beto bandwagon but it's simply because he dances around too much right now

But if he puts out some real policy initiatives I can get behind . . . I'm open. I'm open to many like Harris or Inslee before him. Just as I'm open to Warren and Buttigieg before them. But real discussion on policy differences would be so welcome. This kind of stuff is just like a white noise here to see people looking so hard for something about someone they don't like just so they can stir more shit up.

[trueblue2007]

8. but I find this Bernies fundraising letter ::: offensive. old is already starting to name call

all the Dems running. Not good Bernie, not good.

[femmedem]

15. Old? Is that your nickname for Bernie Sanders?

Any way you can make your point without engaging in ageism?

[Tipperary]

23. I have never cared for Bernie, and never will.

But I do not see any name-calling in that email. Could you point the name-calling out to me?

[workinclasszero]

4. Yeah Bernie is supposed to give up

Thanks for the post though OP.

I’ll go and make a donation to Bernie after seeing his email as your subject matter.

[DonViejo]

5. Here's the email address to register your complaint with TPM...

[e-mail]

[Nanjeanne]

6. I don't care enough to register a complaint with TPM. I didn't read it there

You posted the piece here so I assumed we were allowed to make comments on your post.

That was mine!

Have a great day

[DonViejo]

9. You complained so, I provided you with the email address where your complaint would have some

and the most impact.

[Nanjeanne]

10. I commented. Not sure about the complaint part. When I have a complaint it won't be about a silly

title of a piece.

[DonViejo]

14. Call it whatever you prefer to; if you want to have some impact, you have the email address. eom

[Autumn]

12. It's just silly nonsense. Nothing wrong with this fundraiser letter.

I donated 21$. 3$ for each stitch. Thanks for bringing up Pete. I'll go kick in some in to him and Inslee.

[lapucelle]

24. The "bad news" talking point in the send more cash email from BS

was written by his campaign. If anyone finds it problematic or silly, complaints are better addressed to his publicity department.

[4now]

7. The fear builds

[Renew Deal]

11. Oh yeah

There is distinct and identifiable fear in the Beto opponents

[WeekiWater]

13. HA Goodman just dropped 18 $3 donations.

One for each personality.

[Kahuna7]

25. LOL! nt

[Gothmog]

16. sanders is attempting to fundraise off these numbers

sanders is trying to fund raise off of these numbers

Link to tweet

[BannonsLiver]

17. Attacks from Sirota et al are inbound.

You can practically set your watch to it.

[Cha]

18. Fuckin' A! I call it GOOD NEWS, BS.

[betsuni]

19. "we more likely had a lot more individual donations than he did."

We are too more popular! The failed corporate approach of the political, financial and media elite are terrified of our progressive agenda (which is totally brand new) and will stop at nothing to defeat us. We faced the kitchen sink and will face it again. The Wall Street Democrat and Third Way pots and pans and dishes have been left in the sink all day without soaking. Last time we ran, we made the financial elite pay a price for their attacks on our totally brand new progressive agenda. Let's make sure everyone pays the price.

[Cha]

20. BS doesn't know what

a damn "kitchen sink" is.

[betsuni]

21. That's for sure.

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. Frankly ANY MONEY given to Democratic candidates is GOOD

Since we know the Mercers and Kochs and the old fart casino guy (too early to look his name up) will pour hundreds of millions into the Trump campaign, I find it disheartening that Sanders would denigrate Beto's first day haul and he has NO IDEA how many individual donors Beto had. ZIP, NADA.

Now Bernie is asking for $3, which means he's trying to get his number of donors up but his average donation amount down. I supported him in 2016. This time he's just pissing me off.

[mr_lebowski]

27. Gimme a break man ... this is NOT DENIGRATING anything ...

It's a 'Bad News/Good News' fundraising letter. It's in teh context of 'what it means to our campaign'.

I'm not a huge Bernie guy but I am a 'fairness' guy, and you're not being fair here. Nothing wrong with this letter whatsoever.

[stonecutter357]

26. Sanders Calls O'Rourke's First-Day Haul 'Bad News' lol .

[mr_lebowski]

28. Yeah I'm sure Bernie was at his computer pecking this letter out last night

[qazplm135]

29. I'm no Sanders fan

But that email wasn't remotely unfriendly