ICYMI: Dem candidates bankrolled by ‘defund the police donors’
Democrats like Monica Tranel have taken money from “the same wealthy liberals who poured thousands into promoting progressive crime policies in states like California and Florida, campaign finance records show.”
You read that right, Monica Tranel has received thousands from defund the police activists.
Dem candidates bankrolled by ‘defund the police donors’ targeted by House GOP
Fox News
August 20, 2024
The House GOP is setting its sights on a handful of Democratic candidates who have been bankrolled by left-wing billionaires whose money has also gone toward promoting what Republicans call “soft-on-crime” policies.
At least eight Democratic House candidates who have positioned themselves as left-of-center or moderate have received donations from the same wealthy liberals who poured thousands into promoting progressive crime policies in states like California and Florida, campaign finance records show.
All eight are also running in competitive districts, making them prime targets for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the House Republicans’ campaign arm.
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Gray, a former state lawmaker, has also received two $6,600 checks from Django Bonderman and Cale Bonderman respectively, both of whom donated significantly to support a 2018 Florida ballot initiative to grant most felons the right to vote.
Rep. Sharice Davids received a donation from Django Bonderman, a member of the billionaire Bonderman family.
Django Bonderman is also linked to Mountain Philanthropies, which Influence Watch has classified as a left-wing dark money group that has supported causes promoting leniency in criminal justice.
Campaign finance records show the Bondermans have also donated similar amounts to George Whitesides, who is running against Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif.; Laura Gillen, who is challenging Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y.; Monica Tranel, who is challenging Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.; and former House Rep. Mondaire Jones, who is running to unseat Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.
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“Voters have to remember what happened when George Soros funded all of those left-wing DAs,” John Feehery, a former aide to ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert and current partner at EFB Advocacy told Fox News Digital.
“Crime spiraled out of control. The same principle applies to these candidates. They will do what the billionaires want and the results won’t be pretty.”
Feehery argued there was a dissonance between such Democrats running more moderate campaigns while accepting funds from progressive sources. “They can try, but voters know where their bread is buttered,” he said.
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Zinke’s campaign pointed out that Tranel also received donations from Jonathan Soros and his wife, adding, “Ryan Zinke continues to outperform perennial failed candidate Monica Tranel in every aspect of this campaign. Talk about a liberal afraid to be truthful to voters, she refuses to acknowledge that her top client wants to defund the police, she refuses to answer questions about her support for her VP nominee who let criminals burn Minneapolis to the ground, and her presidential nominee who tried to bail them out of jail.”
“And on the point of Tranel’s statement — Congressman Zinke is the only person in this race who has actually taken action against the Chinese buying farmland, whereas Monica Tranel is pushing American’s reliance on Chinese-made solar, wind and EVs,” the campaign added.
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