Thread by @MatthewFoldi

New from me @TheSpectator:

Newly-Independent #AZSEN @kyrstensinema's use of @actblue directly violates the platform's policy that it is ONLY for Democrats

It's huge trouble for Independent Sens. @BernieSanders and @AngusforMaine #VTSEN #MESEN

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(1/xx)

Let's be clear from the onset:

@ActBlue is ONLY for Democrats...as it makes clear on its own website.

@kyrstensinema, @BernieSanders, and @AngusforMaine are NOT Democrats #azsen #vtsen #mesen

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(2/xx)

If you're even passingly familiar with my reporting, you'll know that I've covered @ActBlue's whimsical and nonsensical policies for years

We talked about @kyrstensinema specifically on @newsmax last week with @JohnFBachman and @BiancaDLGarza

https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1601278822267383809

(3/xx)

Now let's get to the latest @ActBlue problem, which is what I write about @TheSpectator:

#AZSEN @kyrstensinema decision to formally quit the Democratic Party could have serious consequences for America’s most famous socialist, @BernieSanders

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(4/xx)

While Democrats in Arizona like @RubenGallego and across the country figure out how to handle the Senate’s newest independent, the cogs in the Democratic Party’s machine are already kicking her to the curb.

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(5/xx)

The actions @ActBlue now has to take could have major ramifications for #azsen Sinema's fellow Senate Independents, all of whom are up for reelection in 2024 in #mesen and #vtsen

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(6/xx)

Moments after #AZSEN @KyrstenSinema declared her independence, her longtime progressive firm, @Authentic_HQ, dropped her because its employees felt that working with her was tantamount to “devil’s work," as @Hailey_Fuchs reported.

politico.com/news/2022/12/0…

(7/xx)

Now, @NGPVAN, the Democratic Party’s top data firm, is cutting ties with #azsen @SenatorSinema because she left the party, as @Robillard reported.

huffpost.com/entry/kyrsten-…

(8/xx)

I've previously reported @FreeBeacon that @NGPVAN continued working with the *Lincoln Project* after its pedophilia-enabling was widely known

Working with a new Senate Independent is too much, however...

freebeacon.com/politics/democ…

https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1605632411093565444

(9/xx)

Here’s where it gets complicated for the Democratic Party. Its top tools are reserved only for Democrats.

There’s NO wiggle room, as tools like its fundraising giant @ActBlue have made clear by kicking non-Democrats off in recent years.

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(10/xx)

Platforms like @ActBlue are bound to face increased grassroots scrutiny, since #AZSEN @KyrstenSinema’s ongoing usage (her campaign links directly to her ActBlue fundraising page as of publication) is expressly banned by the software company.

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(11/xx)

@actblue @kyrstensinema @AZGOP @RubenGallego “Only Democrats (not Republicans) can use our tools to fundraise,” @ActBlue says. It quickly enforced this policy against the Democrat-turned-independent Mayor @byronwbrown of Buffalo last year.

https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1606069483650486273

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(12/xx)

The platform @ActBlue booted Mayor @ByronWBrown, even though he was a member of New York’s Democratic National Committee delegation at the time and a former chair of the state’s Democratic Party!

It gets even more interesting now...

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(13/xx)

So, how does this impact @BernieSanders? Famously not a Democrat, the tens of millions of dollars he’s raised while an Independent fly in the face of @ActBlue's rules.

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(14/xx)

Incredibly, #VTSEN @BernieSanders isn't alone in making a mockery of @ActBlue, which is supposed to be by Democrats, for Democrats. In fact, he’s not even the biggest violator of the ban on non-Democrats using it to raise money.

So who is?

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(15/xx)

Assuming #AZSEN @KyrstenSinema runs for reelection, she’s poised to face at least a Democrat and likely a Republican opponent. This is exactly how #MESEN @AngusForMaine wins his elections!

Like Sinema, King is an Independent, NOT a Democrat!

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(16/xx)

In fact, in all of #MESEN @AngusForMaine's four statewide wins in Maine he has never run as a Democrat — and has actually defeated the Democrats’ nominee every single time!

This is in DIRECT violation of @ActBlue's policies.

Here's why...

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(17/xx)

Even though #MESEN @AngusForMaine has been an Independent for *my entire life* he continues to maintain an active @actblue site in direct violation of the platform's ban on non-Democrats from using the site!

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(18/xx)

Here's why Senate Independents have to go, per @ActBlue's own precedents!

Its decision to boot the incumbent mayor of Buffalo shows that Sinema, Sanders and King have to go too #azsen #vtsen #mesen

Here's why!

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(19/xx)

In defending its decision to remove @ByronWBrown, @ActBlue laid the precedent to boot all independents. It removed Brown because it bans candidates who are running against “a Democratic nominee in a partisan race,” it told the Investigative Post.

investigativepost.org/2021/09/02/cam…

(20/xx)

I think you see where this is going...here's a history lesson

Like @AngusForMaine, and presumably @kyrstensinema, Mayor @ByronWBrown waged an ultimately successful campaign against the Dems’ official nominee, who defeated him in the primary!

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(21/xx)

In his first statewide win in 1994, for example, @AngusForMaine narrowly won a four-way race for governor, defeating the @MaineDems’ nominee by under 2%. In 1998, King crushed the Dems’ nominee for #MEGOV

https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1606075132438536192

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(22/xx)

Let's be crystal clear: the policy that @ActBlue used to boot @byronwbrown 1000% applies to #MESEN @AngusForMaine–there's simply no way he can be allowed to stay on the platform.

King crushes *official @MaineDems nominees* every 6 years

https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1606077304228102144

(23/xx)

The precedents @ActBlue created leave no wiggle room for #MESEN @AngusForMaine, who defeats official Democratic nominees every six years, to remain on the platform.

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(24/xx)

The same goes for #AZSEN @kyrstensinema, who will likely face either #AZ03's @RubenGallego or #AZ04's @gregstantonaz — and even for #VTSEN @BernieSanders, who in theory could face a Democratic opponent in 2024.

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(25/xx)

The specifics surrounding @ByronWBrown’s removal from @ActBlue foreshadow how #AZSEN @kyrstensinema could be removed from the platform. Like Brown, Sinema torched her bridge with the Democrats’ progressive base, who likely want her booted from it

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(26/xx)

Days after @ByronWBrown lost the Dem primary, supporters of Democratic nominee @Indiawaltonbflo took to Twitter to demand that @ActBlue boot Brown because he was challenging the Democrats’ official nominee. Days later, the platform did just that.

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(27/xx)

As #AZ03's @RubenGallego and #AZ04's @gregstantonaz mull #AZSEN runs, I expect one to call for @ActBlue to finally boot @kyrstensinema...since she can't be on it and is mocking Democrats by staying on

That would be great politics for either

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(28/xx)

REMINDER: @ActBlue booted then-#NYGOV @andrewcuomo while he was actively running for reelection...as a Democrat

It has never said why – @lachlan reported this at the time

axios.com/2021/08/05/dem…

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