This guy:
Martin Shkreli, chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals, became one of the Democrats’ favorite villains after raising the price of the only treatment of a rare parasitic infection by 4,000 percent. He’s an unlikely supporter of the Vermont senator, a self-described socialist who has proposed letting people import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and requiring Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices
Tried to give money to Bernie to get a meeting with him...
And it ended like this:
In an interview with Stat on Thursday, however, Shkreli confirmed that he’d donated $2,700 to the Sanders campaign — the maximum individual contribution — on Sept. 28.
At the time, the campaign sent the Turing CEO a form email full of populist fervor: “Our political system is corrupt. Big Money controls much of what happens. Together, you and I are changing that. Thank you again for your support. Best, Bernie.”
On Thursday, however, campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said Sanders won’t keep the money. Instead, the campaign will make a $2,700 donation to the Whitman-Walker health clinic in Washington.
“We are not keeping the money from this poster boy for drug company greed,” Briggs said.
Morals and ethics in action. Shocking.
Shkreli made the contribution, he said, partly because he actually supports some of Sanders’ other proposals — just not the ones about drug prices. But mainly, he said, he donated to get the senator’s attention in the hopes that he could get a private meeting to explain why drug companies set prices the way they do.
Apparently Shkreli is "furious" that Bernie is using him as a "punching bag" without hearing his side.
Um dude, you jacked your rates up to insane amounts, I don't think we really need to hear your side.
This part was rather interesting though:
He also said he could support Jeb Bush, who seems “reasonable” to him.
And he’s definitely not a fan of Clinton.
“I don’t think she really stands for anything. At least Bernie’s passionate and really kind of provocative,” Shkreli said. “I met Hillary years ago. I didn’t like her then, I still don’t like her now.”
So here's how this works, if you don't like who your donors are or what they represent you can return the money, Bernie has done this more than once. Keep that in mind when you look at big donors, no one is obligated to take their money, so in theory, if they take the money, they more than likely agree with where it's coming from.
On the topic of money, this week alone Bernie has had a huge surge in fundraising. Much of during the debate.
And in a remarkable turn of events, there has been a record surge in online donations this week. More than 97,800 contributions poured in totaling some $3.2 million since Tuesday, when the first Democratic debate was held in Las Vegas, through mid-afternoon on Thursday. The average donation $32.28.
He also held an oh so expensive fundraiser:
Also on the day after the debate, Sanders attracted 1,100 people to a $25-per-person fundraiser and rally on Wednesday in Southern California. It was only the eighth traditional fundraiser of his campaign. A ninth event was held that same evening with tickets going for $250 and up.
Bernie's site
The media may say Clinton won but Bernie raised $3.2 million off the debate. I think that is a very good indication of what the people think.
(Background info)
Martin Shkreli Just Challenged Bernie Sanders to a Public Debate
After it came out that Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli had raised the price of a lifesaving drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill, the internet raged and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wrote the former hedge fund manager a letter requesting information from the company as part of an investigation into the 5,000 percent price hike. Having received no response, Sanders is again on the offensive.
"After we sent a letter condemning his blatant profiteering, Mr. Shkreli promised the American people that he would lower the price of this drug," Sanders and Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) said in a statement. "However, instead of lowering the price as he promised, Mr. Shkreli hired an army of new Washington lobbyists and lawyers to stem the massive fallout from his actions and to stymie congressional oversight."
"On behalf of the American people, we are sickened by these actions. Mr. Shkreli is holding hostage the patients who rely on this lifesaving medication, as well as the hospitals that administer it, by charging unconscionable prices for a drug on which he has a monopoly—just because he can."
Shkreli, for his part, appears to see nothing wrong with his role in the price gouging scandal—though he did say Turing would "lower the price of Daraprim to a point that is more affordable"—and he also commented on Sanders' statement on Twitter, writing that the Vermont senator ought to "be ashamed" for attacking the pharmaceutical industry.