“I’m running the campaign I want to run,” Warren told CNN. “Instead of spending time with millionaire donors, I’m now at 12 states and Puerto Rico, spending time with people who’re going to build the grassroots energy for us to win in 2020 and to make the changes we need to make in 2021.”
I like that.
Sanders’ income sources need to be investigated. Did we ever get an answer on where that 10 million infusion came from in 2016?
The number of people that gave to Warren’s campaign – more than 135,000 – is not far off from the 138,000 contributors touted by Harris and the 158,000 announced by Buttigieg. (All three candidates are eclipsed by Sanders on this front – he said 525,000 donors gave to his campaign since he entered the race in February. O’Rourke’s campaign has not revealed its number of donors.)
Dollar amounts are one thing but these numbers are noteworthy, too.
I’m by no means convinced that she is the one, although I love her as my senator, but I gave her a little after reading reports that she was going to fall short, because she was eschewing large donors. Glad to see that she has done well. She is, at least, a serious candidate, with serious things to say.
On the other hand, although I like him, I suspect that the number of donors to Mayor Pete reflects a lot of curiosity rather than deep commitment.
Warren’s numbers are not bad. Her dismissal of people who give the legal max in one go as opposed to spreading it out at $200 per month over 14 months is disingenuous. That’s basically the cost of a phone bill or a cable bill depending on the package and depending on how you spread out the cost. Lots of people would pay $100 -$200 per month to get rid of Trump.
The reporting on this matter is (surprise, surprise) awful. Despite even TPM’s blaring headline, Warren is not “Eschewing Big Donor Contributions.” What she has said is that she’s not spending time on the sort of private banquets or one-on-one events that typically result in the largest donations.
Trust me, her campaign is not simply turning away large donations (or contributions from big donors).
Me too. I hope to see more of this. 
I’m afraid that’s how it is with me. I liked what I first saw of him and made a donation but then I heard some stuff about him that gave me second thoughts.
I wish our country was ready to put aside things like sexuality but I don’t think Mayor Pete has a prayer even if he was my preferred candidate.
Wait, don’t I pay taxes to support a justice system that’s supposed to do that? 
If the primary was only about policy, Warren would be way ahead…we’ll see what happens on the debate stage when she starts laying out her policies in front of a large audience. At the least, I expect everyone else to pick up a bunch of her policies, they are smart and will help people.
We saw in 2016 where running purely on policy gets a candidate. Our candidate, whomever it is, needs to mix it up a little bit and control the narrative.
Yes it seems I am supposed to base my vote on how much money they raised.
Let’s see how the do on the debates and on their policies.
Well, the main narrative in the press right now is “Oh look! A new candidate!”
She is one of the very best at explaining how the concentration of wealth and power has been ruining the country, and I am so glad she is running.
What did you hear? My only objections to him are that he is SO young, and that the city he’s been running is so small.
I read that he pushed poor people of color out of the way to gentrify parts of S. Bend. The last thing we need is yet another chief executive kicking poor people around so the rich can get richer.
He seems to have the ability to recognize when he’s too gung-ho and correct his course.
As one of those who has supported her since forever, I have to say it is good to see her holding her own, offering sane policy, and staying on point when everyone else is scrambling for attention.
I will say this… her supporters, as a whole, represent some of the most intelligent and civilized people I’ve dealt with in 50 years of political activism.
Trump’s campaign was and still is pure insanity, Warren’s has been the complete opposite. That may be why her support comes from no-nonsense, serious citizens who aren’t into daily drama to drive their message.
Two words make her the most qualified among all the candidates.
Wall Street.
Anyone who doesn’t see that row of vultures as the very crux of our national debate isn’t paying attention.
The fact she is a strong woman who WILL -persist is just the icing on her fiscal qualifications.
And it is great to have a candidate we can support without joining a cult.
Keep after em’ Elizabeth, and remember the story of the tortoise and the hare(s).
Just keep on truckin’.
It’s a long, long marathon until November 2020.
Kinda quiet here… just for kicks, what does the TPM insider crew think of a Warren/Swalwell ticket? Just want some informed opinions… or whatever you might want to offer.