The fact that the contributions of two progressives—Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg— dwarf the rest of the big donors is glaring given the left wing’s paranoid obsession with the libertarian Koch brothers. So the narrative being spun is about how much the megadonors give compared to small donors.
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/549700161954660352
The top 100 political donors give almost as much as 4.75 million small donors combined http://t.co/barrCt6G0O
— POLITICO (@politico) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/RaciRay/status/549780402831753216
Surprise! 10 white men top political donors. Top 100 give same as 4.75 million small donor combo @kenvogel reports http://t.co/CId1qDQAQ4
— Kalee Kreider (@kaleekreider) December 30, 2014
The implication is that this leads to the ultra rich wielding unreasonable power. Also, ZOMG they’re white! Of course, the recent election showed how much power Tom Steyer actually bought with his $74 billion … not a lot. We’re pretty sure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasn’t on his wish list.
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/549693779188666368
@joshgreenman @Chris_1791 Amazing how Harry Reid never complained about Steyer.
— GTRxMan (@gtrxman) December 30, 2014
@joshgreenman @jackshafer I noticed that media "whipping boy" David Koch was the 10th name down on the list.
— Darryl Zaontz CFA (@HuxleysRazor) December 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/Z_Hutch/status/549702269277859840
@joshgreenman That’s shocking Josh…would you see if Harry Reid has an opinion on it?
— Bump Osteen (@OleNole7) December 30, 2014
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