Kamala Harris Meets With Clinton Donors

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People that Michael Kempner also donated *large* amounts of money to last cycle:

Jason Kander
Tim Kaine
Amy Klobuchar
Chuck Schumer
#ClimbingMaggie
Ann Kirkpatrick
Michael Bennett
DWS
Richard Blumenthal

And his local Congressman, Josh Gottheimer


Make of that what you will.

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Ok a few things:

1. I don't love the idea of going to the donors first
2. Why is this a "Clinton donors" story. Did they not also give money to Obama, Warren, Feingold, etc? It's absurd that Clinton is the tag given to everybody.

Kempner is an honest to goodness Clinton loyalist. He was a bundler for Bill, a bundler for HRC '08 and 16. He organized this meet.

He also bundled for Obama '12, but that was about the Clinton machine coming onside and securing her position as the heir apparent.

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People that Michael Kempner also donated *large* amounts of money to last cycle:

Jason Kander
Tim Kaine
Amy Klobuchar
Chuck Schumer
#ClimbingMaggie
Ann Kirkpatrick
Michael Bennett
DWS
Richard Blumenthal

And his local Congressman, Josh Gottheimer


Make of that what you will.

Kempner may be a Clinton loyalist but he's given money to everyone from Warren to Kander to Klobuchar and Gillibrand and a whole bunch of others.There is certainly no reason to think he's gonna throw all his money at Harris just because he hosted her once.

The reality is that even the most progressive politicans have attended fundraisers with wealthy individuals. Bernie has certainly attended fundraisers in Martha's Vineyard with the majority trust for instance. To a lesser and bigger degree every single politican at that level does this. So its more a question of the extent to which its happening than expecting these people to never attend fundraisers. And Harris is certainly not steeped in Wall Street and big Pharma money like a few others I can think of.

If it's the Clinton association that sets people off, then well, the clintons themselves have given money to tons of campaigns even progressives (Nina Turner) and if I am not mistaken they gave money to Bernie at some point as well. This donor thing is a lot more nuanced then people make it.

Also according to the link Mr Morden posted she was raising money for 2018 and the people who are up for reelection.

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I think it's entirely fair to describe Kempner as a Clinton donor. The amount that he donated to HFA and the Hillary Victory Fund far outclassed whatever he donated to anyone else.

This is also not confirmation that Harris is running for President, or that if she does it's with the full backing of the Clinton network.

These views are not mutually exclusive.