Bernie Sanders will start holding in-person fundraising events and has hired a fundraiser with the title “director of development” to organize them, marking a departure from his 2016 strategy
Bernie Sanders — who swore off big-money fundraisers and criticized Hillary Clinton’s fundraising as “obscene” during the 2016 campaignThe Vermont senator has decided to hold in-person fundraising events where donors of all means will be invited and the media will be allowed. He has also hired aThe moves,
Still, this is far from a full embrace of big money by the candidate who loved to boast that his average donation in 2016 was $27. His campaign has dubbed the events he plans to hold “grassroots fundraisers.” They’re expected to have a relatively low ticket price, but larger donors will be able to attend and could potentially get face time with the candidate.
“These open-press events are opportunities for engaging with our supporters on the ground and grassroots organizing,” said Arianna Jones, Sanders’ communications director. “Anything supporters decide to give beyond the ticket price, while appreciated, is up to them.”
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