According to newly released FEC documents, Hillary Clinton has donated $5,000 to 19 Democrat House candidates, and four secretaries of state candidates through her organization “Onward Together.” Eleven of the 19 House candidates are running in Republican-controlled districts that she won in 2016, hoping to flip them. Democrats need to gain 24 seats to secure a majority in the House, but so far, they’ve been greatly out-fundraised by Republicans, which will make achieving that difficult.
The Republican National Committee has raised more than $213 million this election cycle to the Democrats $101 million, and a few extra grand from Hillary ain’t changing that.
Notable is that of all the Democrats Hillary donated to, she didn’t give money to a new candidate that’s become a darling in the media, the Democratic-socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Former President Barack Obama has come out with a list of his personal endorsements for the 2018 midterms, and Cortez’s name is noticeably missing one again. The list, posted to Obama’s twitter account, contains the names of 81 candidates.
The endorsements are for an array of races, including midterms, State Senate elections, and Governorships. “I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility, and the rule of law,” Obama said of his endorsed candidates. “But first, they need our votes.”
While Cortez isn’t on the list, Obama does endorse two New York State Congressional candidates, House hopeful Antonio Delgado and Anna Kaplan for a state Senate seat.
Today I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent: pic.twitter.com/gWzalQhFas
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 1, 2018
Obama also didn’t endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is in a close Democrat vs. Democrat race against challenger Kevin de Leon.
The Democratic establishment is well aware that the members of their party are drifting towards socialism – and they’re also aware that the average American has no interest in that. James Comey posted a tweet last month begging Democrats not to lose their minds to the “socialist Left,” but clearly many already have.
Democrats, please, please don’t lose your minds and rush to the socialist left. This president and his Republican Party are counting on you to do exactly that. America’s great middle wants sensible, balanced, ethical leadership.
— James Comey (@Comey) July 22, 2018
Obama, Hillary, and Comey know better, but the rest of the Democratic establishment has welcomed in Cortez with welcome arms. Hopefully, they don’t wise up anytime soon.
