[quote]Pete Buttigieg is nipping at the heels of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren when it comes to campaign donations -- thanks, in no small part, to Mayor Pete's strong celebrity backing. We combed through 2019 FEC filings to find which celebs keep cutting checks for Pete, Bernie and Liz ... and Buttigieg has the upper hand.
[quote]Alyssa Milano is leading the way for Mayor Pete after throwing down $3,050 this past quarter ... while Michael J. Fox, Jennifer Garner and David Hyde Pierce all plunked down $2,800. Zachary Woods is right behind with his $2,500 donation ... and Pete got $1,500 from both Anthony Rapp and Emmy Rossum, plus $1,000 each from Ben Platt, George Takei and Christine Taylor. Josh Holloway's wife, Yessica, chipped in $3,000 ... while Thomas Lennon contributed a little under $900, Cherry Jones and Meredith Baker added $200 and Harvey Fierstein gave $100.
[quote]The list isn't as long, but Sanders and Warren are getting some support in Hollywood. Bernie's includes $550 from Mark Ruffalo and $250 from Jason Mraz and Matthew McGorry ... plus $2,500 from Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson. David Pierce is hedging his political bet, plopping another $2,800 down for Warren ... and she also got $1,000 from Lance Reddick, $500 from Rosie O'Donnell, $284 from Lily Tomlin, $250 from Chelsea Peretti and William Baldwin and $200 from Adam Arkin.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 16, 2019 10:13 PM |
Something happened when they met that made Alyssa open her purse so generously... Could it be the glow he exuded? 😆
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 16, 2019 10:15 PM |
Remember how hard Hillary was slated by all and sundry for all her celebrity endorsements and fundraisers?
Guess nobody else does.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 16, 2019 10:35 PM |
Obama had them too and he got a pass. I wonder why...
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 16, 2019 10:39 PM |
Why shouldn't celebs donate money in reasonable amounts to the candidates of their choice? I'm not worried about that; what worries me are the corporations and PACs giving millions to buy unswerving loyalty.
On a different note: Lily Tomlin, $284. Really?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 17, 2019 12:39 AM |
Yeah, that's a funny amount for Tomlin, R5.
Why not make it $250 or $300?
I guess she wanted to be different.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 17, 2019 12:44 AM |
Mayor Pete can't even run his city. He's not ready for prime time.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 17, 2019 12:45 AM |
R7 = Beto, angry at last night's thrashing by Pete.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 17, 2019 12:48 AM |
[quote]reasonable amounts
r5 Everyone has the freedom to decide for themselves what that "reasonable amount" is, because obviously some people have more money than others. Just keep in mind that the maximum allowed donation towards a single candidate throughout the primary is $2.800, or $5.600 but the other half is reserved for the general and can't be used before. Alyssa donated more to Pete, which means that Pete will either have to return that difference or give it to the nominee if he's not the nominee.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 17, 2019 12:53 AM |