Thread by @Eviljohna

I’m tired of Bernie’s lies & spin going unreported so today we’re taking a look at the manufactured myth of his support from poor working class donors

So please, take a look at these few tweets & the receipts within. You’ll learn his rallying cry about $27 donations is bullsh*t

Let’s start here & give credit where it’s due. What you’re looking at is a screenshot of an exchange with Bernie’s camp where his officials are directing people to make as many donations as possible. They’re looking for QUANTITY

Next we’ll discuss why...

https://twitter.com/causticbitchnc/status/1111503404210245632?s=21

Bernie’s goal is to get 1 million individual donations before the FEC filing is due. Here’s his latest email stating this goal

Bernie believes his number of individual donations will convince people he’s our best chance to beat Trump. He wants the news cycle & frontrunner status

Bernie is still boasting his campaigns are fueled by small donations from millions of working class people across the country. But I’m here to debunk that bullsh*t

So let’s take a look at some FEC filings from 2016, a campaign famous for its average $27 donations....

*The following info is public record. l obscured names out of caution

Here you see the strategy that allows Bernie to claim 1) a record number of individual donations & 2) a $27 average donation

Here’s 1 donor who made approx 177 donations from Jan-Mar 😳

Though famous for his $27 average donation what Bernie is infamous for is a record number of FEC violations

Thousands of donors exceeded the fundraising limit resulting in 639 pages of violations issued to Bernie’s camp. The donor highlighted above was only 1 of many

So while Bernie wants you to believe his campaign is funded by the poor reaching into their pockets to pull out a meager $27, the truth is that people with thousands to spare are donating & breaking them into hundreds of tiny payments to skew his fundraising stats 😡

Don’t think for a second Bernie isn’t aware he’s rigging his fundraising to paint a misleading picture

Not only is his staff instructing volunteers to focus on the number of donations rather than the amount, his newsletters hint at the same

Gone is the $27 button 👇🏼 Now it’s $3

Remember this thread next you see an article praising Bernie for his grassroots funded campaign & his record breaking number of donations.

It’s all just spin hiding the countless who gave $1 at a time to skew his total & the thousands of wealthy who broke the law

Trying to debunk Bernie’s fundraising myth. Here’s some receipts to use going forward. This thread is for you: @SallyAlbright @jackjonesbabe @Bravewriting @notcapnamerica @T_FisherKing @mgranville1 @Ange_Amene and @JenKirkman

Trying to debunk Bernie’s fundraising myth. Here’s some receipts to use going forward. This thread is for you: @SallyAlbright @jackjonesbabe @Bravewriting @notcapnamerica @T_FisherKing @mgranville1 @Ange_Amene and @JenKirkman

For those wanting the source of the FEC screengrabs included above, Dee has provided a link

Thanks Dee!

https://twitter.com/deemoney521/status/1111685530784317441?s=21

Perhaps a conservative blogger will GAF about Bernie’s fundraising scam? Calling @JRubinBlogger

Allowing Bernie to control the narrative with his spin puts us in danger of another 4 years of Trump. I’m done with this geezer

The thread starts here

https://twitter.com/Eviljohna/status/1111705157962788864?s=20

I’m back to add one more screengrab, this from Bernie’s last minute Sunday night fundraising email

I dare you to tell me they’re not signaling supporters to give multiple small dollar donations