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TomCADem

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5. What is Notable The Article's Reference to Bernie Creating An Ad Agency...

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:30 PM

Mar 2020

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The article notes that "Sanders also imagined a third organization, described broadly as a political ad agency, that has not materialized."

If you look at Open Secrets, Sanders campaign has paid close to $12 million to Aisle 518 Strategies:

https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race/expenditures?id=N00000528

What is Aisle 518 Strategies? It is political ad ageny and it was formed by a close Bernie Sanders associate:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/14/bernie-sanders-campaign-2020-election-1098795

Tagaris, a member of Sanders’ inner circle who was expected to be part of any 2020 campaign, is known as a trailblazer in small-dollar fundraising. Now the owner of Aisle 518 Strategies, he has been running Sanders’ email program and digital advertising. Curran, in addition to working on Sanders’ 2016 campaign, was the Democratic National Committee's email director during the 2018 midterm cycle.

Asked about their future roles, Tagaris confirmed that, along with him and Curran, who is now vice president of digital strategy at Aisle 518 Strategies, his firm’s Hal Irish and Saron Olkaba have also pledged to be part of any 2020 Sanders campaign.

https://aisle518.com/about-us/tim-tagaris/

Tim Tagaris, the owner of Aisle 518 strategies, served as the Digital Fundraising Director for Senator Bernie Sanders’ historic 2016 presidential campaign that set records by raising $218 million online with an average contribution of just … $27.

So, as noted in the OP, it seems like Bernie did help for a political ad agency, and his campaign is now paying close to $12 million to a new political ad agency formed by a Bernie associate, his former Digital Fundraising Director.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sanders Institute has little to show for first year and $500K [View all] TomCADem Mar 2020 OP

I will be so glad when sanders finally drops out! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #1

None of this surprises me. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #2

What is Notable The Article's Reference to Bernie Creating An Ad Agency... TomCADem Mar 2020 #5

What's the point of the post SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #3

Wait. Has He Dropped Out? TomCADem Mar 2020 #4

When Sanders concedes and endorses the presumptive comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #7

When he and his minions stop attacking Democrats and concedes Aquaria Mar 2020 #13

Didn't Bernie's son work at the "Institute" for $100K a year? NCProgressive Mar 2020 #6

No, His Son, Levi, Has Permanently Worked On Bernie's Campaign... TomCADem Mar 2020 #12

Lots of kids making money off their politician Daddys' names these days BidenBacker Mar 2020 #18

Joe Biden Did Not Hire Hunter Biden TomCADem Mar 2020 #19

I didn't say Joe hired his boy BidenBacker Mar 2020 #20

With Bernie and Trump, They Put Their Kids on Their Payroll... TomCADem Mar 2020 #21

A couple of family members got paid Gothmog Mar 2020 #8

Slate - What did $220 million buy? Ads, consultants, and a dispiritingly conventional campaign. TomCADem Mar 2020 #11

Just like a couple of the Nitwit Sopranos Aquaria Mar 2020 #14

shock-ing Cha Mar 2020 #9

This Is Palin-Class Grifting, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #10

I've been calling him a self-serving fraud for a while. Aquaria Mar 2020 #15

Yup. I think even Jim & Tammy Faye Baker would be impressed. n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #16

This pretty much confirms many of the feelings I've always had about Bernie and Jane. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #17