Yeah, he had no idea how to run a campaign and thought shitposting on Twitter and reddit would be enough. That doesn't make it a grift.
Also if you look at the reports, he did pay Facebook for advertising.
Also 70% of $300k divided among four people = $52,500. So shame on them for getting... a decent salary? That's less than I make in a entry-level programming position.
He had to choose between paying his team livable wages during the pandemic, or buy more ads. He treated them the way he wanted to be treated, which unfortunately was the wrong decision here.
It was the wrong decision in terms of getting elected. It was the right decision in terms of being a decent person. People can argue if that is an appropriate use of campaign funds, but it's not illegal afaik and not malicious or misleading to his donors imo.
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Is running for office and losing a lucrative grift? What could he have gotten out of it outside of gaming keyboards?
the gaming keyboard was actually Lee Carter and he's actually good
Lee Carter's girlfriend/enbyfriend, but yeah. It was the base to a Surface Book and was cheaper than getting a new laptop.
Not a "gaming keyboard".
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Isn't that money supposed to be accounted for? Is it that easy to steal embezzle campaign donations?
No, it's not. People here just want to make shit up to rag on him as a "grifter" rather than just really incompetent.
Lol yes it is, wtf are you talking about?
He used the money to pay "campaign staffers" as wages. That money is in their pockets.
Yes, that's how campaigns work. You think it's all volunteer?
70% went to like 4 people, guy didn't advertise at all except for posting on twitter
Yeah, he had no idea how to run a campaign and thought shitposting on Twitter and reddit would be enough. That doesn't make it a grift.
Also if you look at the reports, he did pay Facebook for advertising.
Also 70% of $300k divided among four people = $52,500. So shame on them for getting... a decent salary? That's less than I make in a entry-level programming position.
He had to choose between paying his team livable wages during the pandemic, or buy more ads. He treated them the way he wanted to be treated, which unfortunately was the wrong decision here.
It's just sad.
It was the wrong decision in terms of getting elected. It was the right decision in terms of being a decent person. People can argue if that is an appropriate use of campaign funds, but it's not illegal afaik and not malicious or misleading to his donors imo.
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I miss watching people get real mad at the sarcasm tag automod, probably the best automod bit.
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