Joe Biden's Super PAC known as Unite The Country, and led by former campaign aides, raised $4.1 million in February for attack ads to save corporations and wealthy people from Bernie Sanders.
We now have receipts from contributors.
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We now have receipts from contributors.
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Steven Laufer, senior economist for Federal Reserve Board of Governors, contributed $300,000 to Unite The Country to attack Bernie Sanders.
Laufer donated more than $100,000 to Democratic National Committee in 2018 and 2019.
Laufer donated more than $100,000 to Democratic National Committee in 2018 and 2019.
Reid Hoffman, billionaire who co-founded LinkedIn and sold it to Microsoft for $26.2 billion, contributed $1 million to Unite The Country to attack Bernie Sanders.
Hoffman launched dark money group tied to Shadow Inc., which created app that fueled fiasco in Iowa Caucuses.
Hoffman launched dark money group tied to Shadow Inc., which created app that fueled fiasco in Iowa Caucuses.
Furthermore, billionaire Reid Hoffman was part of effort to rehabilitate Jeffrey Epstein's public image after he was convicted for offenses involving sex with children. He also funded disinformation in Alabama special election. vox.com/recode/2020/1/…
Bernard Schwartz contributed $200,000 to Unite The Country to attack Bernie Sanders.
Schwartz is chair of BLS Investments, asset management firm in New York. He is major DNC donor, having given over $150,000 in 2020, and chair emeritus on Third Way's Board of Trustees.
Schwartz is chair of BLS Investments, asset management firm in New York. He is major DNC donor, having given over $150,000 in 2020, and chair emeritus on Third Way's Board of Trustees.
Schwartz attempted to push Sanders out of primary by urging Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to endorse one of moderate candidates. Even after Biden's Super Tuesday victories, he believed it was still necessary for billionaire class to fight Sanders. cnbc.com/2020/03/16/dem…
Carlos Duart is major Republican donor, who contributed $50,000 to Joe Biden's Super PAC. The funds were used to attack Bernie Sanders.
Duart is president of engineering firm called CDR Maguire in Miami. He donated $19,750 to Trump Victory Fund on February 28, 2019.
Duart is president of engineering firm called CDR Maguire in Miami. He donated $19,750 to Trump Victory Fund on February 28, 2019.
Eugene Ludwig contributed $25,000 to Unite The Country to attack Bernie Sanders.
Ludwig is CEO of Promontory Financial Group, which is owned by IBM and co-founder of Promontory Interfinancial Network. He donated over $300,000 to Hillary Victory Fund in 2016.
Ludwig is CEO of Promontory Financial Group, which is owned by IBM and co-founder of Promontory Interfinancial Network. He donated over $300,000 to Hillary Victory Fund in 2016.
Ludwig sold Promontory Interfinancial Network to the Blackstone Group for $2.5 billion in October 2019.
Sheila Bair, former chair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), accused Ludwig of "gaming the FDIC rules." ft.com/content/cbd76f…
Sheila Bair, former chair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), accused Ludwig of "gaming the FDIC rules." ft.com/content/cbd76f…
As executive, Ludwig lobbied for relaxed rules on banks. He was, according to The Street, U.S. Comptroller of Currency from 1993 to 1998 during the Clinton Administration, a period characterized by significant deregulation of financial services industry." thestreet.com/investing/stoc…
Ludwig was previously vice chair of Deutsche Bank. His clients have included Citigroup, Countrywide Financial, and Allied Irish Banks, as well as Morgan Stanley.
Greg Wendt contributed $50,000 to Unite The Country for attacks against Bernie Sanders.
Wendt is equity portfolio manager for Capital Group in San Francisco. Also major Republican donor. He's given to Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Kevin McCarthy, Mitt Romney, & Paul Ryan.
Wendt is equity portfolio manager for Capital Group in San Francisco. Also major Republican donor. He's given to Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Kevin McCarthy, Mitt Romney, & Paul Ryan.
Billionaire Alan Leventhal contributed $50,000 to Unite The Country for attacks against Bernie Sanders.
Leventhal is CEO of Beacon Capital Partners. He donated $250,000 to Unite The Country back in December 2019—largest political contribution the FEC has recorded from him.
Leventhal is CEO of Beacon Capital Partners. He donated $250,000 to Unite The Country back in December 2019—largest political contribution the FEC has recorded from him.
Billionaire Herbert Allen Jr. contributed $100,000 to Unite The Country to attack Bernie Sanders.
Allen is in charge of boutique investment bank, Allen & Company, which were involved in IPOs for Twitter, Groupon, and LinkedIn.
Allen is in charge of boutique investment bank, Allen & Company, which were involved in IPOs for Twitter, Groupon, and LinkedIn.
Allen is a Never Trump Republican. He is a Bloomberg-style Democratic donor. He contributed $100,000 to RNC Republican National State Elections Committee in 2000, when George W. Bush ran for president. He gave $25,000 to Mitt Romney and $25,000 to RNC in 2012.
To be clear, Joe Biden's Super PAC received funding from individuals who funded Republican efforts to defeat and undermine President Barack Obama's agenda, as well as his re-election. These are the people who have helped propel Biden to commanding lead in 2020 primary.
Yaron Minsky contributed $1 million to Unite The Country for attacks against Bernie Sanders' campaign.
Minsky is chief technology officer for Jane Street Capital, a stock trading firm. He donated over $200,000 to DNC in 2019 and $50,000 to Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund in November.
Minsky is chief technology officer for Jane Street Capital, a stock trading firm. He donated over $200,000 to DNC in 2019 and $50,000 to Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund in November.
Mary Swig contributed $25,000 to Unite The Country for attacks against Bernie Sanders.
Swig is from an elite family in San Francisco. She's big Democratic donor.
The Swig family played significant role in funding Kamala Harris' political rise. lamag.com/citythinkblog/…
Swig is from an elite family in San Francisco. She's big Democratic donor.
The Swig family played significant role in funding Kamala Harris' political rise. lamag.com/citythinkblog/…
Pacific Environmental Coalition donated $300,000 to Unite The Country, more than some of billionaires who back Biden.
It seems this outfit was incorporated by San Francisco-based Pacific Environment in September 2019, but need further confirmation before I say definitively.
It seems this outfit was incorporated by San Francisco-based Pacific Environment in September 2019, but need further confirmation before I say definitively.
This was a mailer Unite The Country funded against Bernie Sanders. The aim was to turn Latino voters in Chicago and Orlando against Sanders.
Important note for anyone suggesting Unite The Country never funded anti-Sanders attack ads for television.
In end, Super PAC didn't need such ads. Biden won South Carolina handily and then establishment coalesced around him. But donors were prepared. cnn.com/2020/02/28/pol…
In end, Super PAC didn't need such ads. Biden won South Carolina handily and then establishment coalesced around him. But donors were prepared. cnn.com/2020/02/28/pol…
During March 15 debate, Bernie Sanders confronted Joe Biden over Super PACs, including Unite The Country, which funded attack ads against his campaign.
Republicans, including one wealthy supporter of President Donald Trump, contributed to Joe Biden's Super PAC during February—when he most needed help beating Bernie Sanders shadowproof.com/2020/03/21/rep…
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