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W_HAMILTON

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23. Will Sanders shut down The Sanders Institute, his own family-founded consultant business?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 10:12 AM

Jul 5

He shut it down temporarily before the 2020 Democratic Primary so that he wouldn't get criticism for funneling campaign funds to his family members that worked there, but then he restarted it up shortly after he lost, funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars from his failed presidential campaign that his small-dollar, grassroots donors had sent to him, presumably, in part, to overcome the consultant class.

Oh, the irony.

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Bernie [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 5 OP

Agree. Nt TheFarseer Jul 5 #1

LBJ: "If you can convince the lowest white man speak easy Jul 5 #2

Democrats keep losing their share of the minority vote biocube Jul 5 #12

Democrats keep gaining their share of college educated whites. speak easy Jul 5 #15

My question is LilElf70 Jul 5 #3

Simply put, right on point, Magoo48 Jul 5 #4

Somebody should tell Bernie... bluescribbler Jul 5 #5

Maybe he'd join if we went back to FDR style policies LSparkle Jul 5 #8

The DLC let the Wall Street camel's nose under the tent. rubbersole Jul 5 #19

We're literally in the middle of a party intra-fight Arazi Jul 5 #14

Bernie's message has never changed. rubbersole Jul 5 #21

Speaking of consultants, I wonder what Tad Devine is doing lately. (sarcasm) lostincalifornia Jul 5 #6

As chief strategist he was paid five million! betsuni Jul 5 #36

You da man Bernie.......now find us a candidate we can ALL get behind!!!! a kennedy Jul 5 #7

Kamala. With paper ballots. rubbersole Jul 5 #22

Not happening. Women can't win the presidency in the US (yet) Arazi Jul 5 #26

Oh bollocks on this self-fulfilling prophecy mcar Jul 6 #40

What a complete distortion of facts. lostincalifornia Jul 5 #9

Excpt historically dems in general didnt/dont donate which drove the party to the right Fullduplexxx Jul 5 #10

This sort of bullshit is why we lost in 2016, 2024, and have such poor polling numbers now. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #11

2016 and 2024 just showed that week-kneed corporate biocube Jul 5 #18

Hillary ran on """the most progressive platform in party history" -- Sanders's words, not mine. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #20

I missed where both of them ran on medicare for all, paid family leave, and affordable college biocube Jul 5 #25

Indeed you did miss it. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #29

Democrats have been for universal insurance that's not the same as universal healthcare questionseverything Jul 5 #37

Dayum! sheshe2 Jul 5 #38

"Of the People" Tesha Jul 5 #13

Great points! Fl_life Jul 5 #16

Please stop. Things like this only amplify the false "both-parties-are-the-same" rhetoric, and * Oopsie Daisy Jul 5 #17

The Democratic Party already is a multi-generational, multi-racial, working class party. lapucelle Jul 5 #24

Well said. lostincalifornia Jul 5 #34

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #30

Will Sanders shut down The Sanders Institute, his own family-founded consultant business? W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #23

Post removed Post removed Jul 5 #27

He's absolutely right. vanessa_ca Jul 5 #28

YES. We need to focus on economics and more on cooperation vs competition. thought crime Jul 5 #31

So he has a problem with Mamdani's win ? JI7 Jul 5 #32

UUMM Omaha Steve Jul 5 #33

More divisive rehtoric. Same misrepresentation that contributed to 2016. A week or so ago he was blaming lostincalifornia Jul 5 #35

Rinse. Lather. Repeat. sheshe2 Jul 5 #39