Former Pennsylvania governor calls Elizabeth Warren a 'hypocrite' over her decision to forego big money donations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) may have sworn off receiving big money donations for her Democratic presidential campaign, but not everyone has taken kindly to the decision.
It's no secret that the foundation for Warren's campaign — which is determined to decrease the power and influence of the wealthy, especially in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street — was, in part, funded by big donors who supported her earlier Senate campaigns, The New York Times reports. Last winter and spring, Warren reportedly transferred $10.4 million in leftover funds from her 2018 Senate campaign to underwrite her presidential campaign. Some of that money came from the pockets of the people she's targeting in her current campaign, the Times writes.
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Not all of her past donors have taken the switch personally, however. Sean Curran, who donated $5,400 to Warren's Senate campaign, said the practice is consistent with Warren's values. "If any other candidate did this, I'd say they were looking for the cheap political advantage," he said. Read more at The New York Times.
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