Thread by @HootHootBerns

Gee, what a coincidence the guys at Middle Seat might prefer to work for Beto's 2020 bid, seeing as Beto paid Middle Seat good chunks of change for work in support of his Senate run. nytimes.com/2018/12/27/us/…

Not joking, here are some FEC receipts. fec.gov/data/disbursem…

What a coincidence Pennington was also at least one of the guys who quit Our Revolution during its founding because of apparent concerns with Jeff Weaver. nbcnews.com/politics/2016-…

What a coincidence Real Justice PAC also openly advertises a "partnership" with Middle Seat, and we now see tweets like this from Shaun King. realjusticepac.org

What a coincidence this is after an exchange like this, potentially suggesting the target of Shaun's concerned ire may be for the same reason Pennington left Our Revolution.

What a coincidence Middle Seat has also been paid for work by two different "partners" of the Clinton outfit known as "Onward Together"--Color of Change and Indivisible.

fec.gov/data/disbursem…

fec.gov/data/disbursem…

onwardtogether.org/organizations/

Does any of this mean anyone who does business with Middle Seat is automatically bad and cause for alarm? Of course not. Honest people have also been working with them.
And for all we know, the anonymous "Dem strategist" cited in the original NYT hit piece means to stir trouble.

It brings me no joy to bring any of this up--especially when it comes to some involved who may be potential allies. And I have no taste for divide and conquer, COINTELPRO games.

But I cannot unsee that Middle Seat stands to gain a great deal from a Beto 2020 bid, at the least.

Honest questions need to be asked of these circumstances, before such things can be exploited against us--either to co-opt us, or to sow division amongst us rooted in what should be honest questions.

If this loses me some followers, even notable ones, then so be it. /END