Mayor Pete Buttigieg is under fire again for his campaign's fundraising strategy.
A top fundraiser to Buttigieg's campaign, Washington consultant H.K. Park, told a potential donor in an email that they should give money to the campaign in order to get on its "Radar," appearing to sell access to the candidate.
"If you want to get on the campaign's radar now before he is flooded with donations after winning Iowa and New Hampshire, you can use the link below for donations," Park wrote to an unnamed donor.
Tigieg's campaign attempted to distance itself from Park's email, but simultaneously insisted the offer was nothing more than a standard donor recruiting tactic.
"The campaign did not see or authorize the language in this email," Sean Savett, a campaign spokesman, told Axios.
This comes just days after Buttigieg endured sustained attacks from his 2020 Democratic rivals for hosting an extravagent campaign fundraiser for wealthy donors in a wine cave in Napa Valley, California.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren zeroed in on Buttigieg's fundraising practices during last week's debate, taking the opportunity to contrast his willingness to take large donations and host private fundraisers with her pledge to banish big money from her campaign.
https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-fundraiser-offered-donor-campaign-access-for-money-2019-12
A top fundraiser to Buttigieg's campaign, Washington consultant H.K. Park, told a potential donor in an email that they should give money to the campaign in order to get on its "Radar," appearing to sell access to the candidate.
"If you want to get on the campaign's radar now before he is flooded with donations after winning Iowa and New Hampshire, you can use the link below for donations," Park wrote to an unnamed donor.
Tigieg's campaign attempted to distance itself from Park's email, but simultaneously insisted the offer was nothing more than a standard donor recruiting tactic.
"The campaign did not see or authorize the language in this email," Sean Savett, a campaign spokesman, told Axios.
This comes just days after Buttigieg endured sustained attacks from his 2020 Democratic rivals for hosting an extravagent campaign fundraiser for wealthy donors in a wine cave in Napa Valley, California.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren zeroed in on Buttigieg's fundraising practices during last week's debate, taking the opportunity to contrast his willingness to take large donations and host private fundraisers with her pledge to banish big money from her campaign.
https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-fundraiser-offered-donor-campaign-access-for-money-2019-12
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