Thread by @kgosztola

Days away from Iowa caucuses, DNC changed rules for qualifying for debates specifically so billionaire Mike Bloomberg could participate in next debate.

Wonder why they're so open to Bloomberg?

Bloomberg is now "financial life" of Democratic Party. He donated $800,000.

Bloomberg donated $800,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, which is a joint committee of the DNC that then was able to funnel funds to various state parties.

The most eye-grabbing injection of funds is the more than a quarter million that was put into the coffer of the Democratic National Committee. (*To be spent in totally neutral, keeping their thumbs off the scales manner, of course)

Bloomberg essentially maxed out. He gave the legal limit he could contribute to 44 different state parties. That amount totaled $400,000.

Iowa Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

New Hampshire Democratic Party received $4,999 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Arkansas Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

California Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Colorado Democratic Party received $9,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Maine Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Massachusetts State Democratic Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

North Carolina Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Oklahoma Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Tennessee Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Texas Democratic Party received $2,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

[Note: year-to-date shows $7,500 from Bloomberg made it to the state at some point earlier in 2019]

Utah State Democratic Committee received $9,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Vermont Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of Virginia received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Idaho State Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Michigan Democratic State Central Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Mississippi Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Missouri Democratic State Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Washington State Democratic Central Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Arizona Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Executive Committee of Florida received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of Illinois received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Ohio Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Alaska Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of Hawaii received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of Wisconsin received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic State Committee (Delaware) received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic State Central Committee of Maryland received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Pennsylvania Democratic Party received $9,800 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Rhode Island Democratic State Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Kansas Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Nebraska Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

West Virginia Democratic Party received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee received $9,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of Oregon received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

DC Democratic State Committee received $7,500 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Montana Democratic Party received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

New Jersey Democratic State Committee received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Democratic Party of New Mexico received $10,000 (courtesy of Bloomberg)

Contribution limits for individuals shows Bloomberg gave the max to Democratic state party committees in most instances

In 2016, Hillary Clinton's campaign laundered funds through Democratic state committees

In 2020, the DNC launders Mike Bloomberg's money through their Democratic state committees.

(*After all, Bloomberg didn't give directly to each state party. He gave to DNC joint committee.)

In 2016, in return for raising money and "investing" in DNC, Hillary controlled party's finances, strategy, and all the money raised.

Is that what Bloomberg expects the DNC to do for him? politico.com/magazine/story…

This thread visualizes state-by-state how a Republican billionaire is hijacking the Democratic Party to stop Bernie Sanders, with the support of powerful corporate Democrats in the DNC who would rather lose to Trump than elect Bernie in November.

To update what @alexisgoldstein previously wrote, spending hundreds of millions to stop Bernie Sanders—or become the Democratic nominee—is a "creative hedge against a wealth tax on his $52 billion-and-growing fortune."
newrepublic.com/article/155844…

@alexisgoldstein When considering groundwork laid for Bloomberg, it's clear cartoonishly neoliberal cast of foreign policy hacks and corporate lobbyists appointed to DNC convention committees is business as usual for second-most enthusiastic capitalist party in America. thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/dnc…