Washington – With a new promise of $20 million to help defeat Donald Trump, billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz becomes one of the top Democratic donors of the election
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The Silicon Valley entrepreneur calls the Republican presidential candidate dangerous and divisive and says his appeal to Americans who feel left behind is “quite possibly a deliberate con.”
By contrast, Moskovitz says, Democrats and their nominee, Hillary Clinton, are “running on a vision of optimism, pragmatism, inclusiveness and mutual benefit.”
Moskovitz wrote about his planned contributions in a Thursday night posting on the website Medium titled “Compelled to Act.” Until now, Moskowitz had made only one federal campaign contribution, $5,200 in 2013 to Democrat Sean Eldridge. The husband of another Facebook co-founder, Eldridge unsuccessfully ran for a New York congressional seat.
Half of the $20 million Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, are giving will go to the League of Conservation Voters and to a political action committee called For Our Future. The latter group is a get-out-the-vote effort in battleground states that is paid for primarily by labor unions and hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer.
Moskovitz and Tuna also are giving directly to Clinton’s campaign and to party committees helping Senate and congressional Democrats.
“As a nation, we need to figure out how to bring everyone with us, and we believe the Democratic platform currently is more aligned with ensuring that happens,” he wrote.
“In comparison, Donald Trump’s promises to this group are quite possibly a deliberate con, an attempt to rally energy and support without the ability or intention to deliver. His proposals are so implausible that the nation is forced to worry that his interest in the presidency might not even extend beyond winning a contest and promoting his personal brand.”
Only Steyer has given more this year to Democrats, campaign finance records show. The Californian has put up almost $40 million so far, to promote environmental issues and help elect Clinton and other Democrats.
Let him give whatever he wants. At the end of the day money has very little to do with elections. As we saw in 2012, Karl Rove poured in billions in an effort to elect more republicans and it was a dismal failure with about a 14% victory. At the end of the day, the American people don’t vote based on TV ads. Its all about personality. I am not convinced that all this wasted money accomplishes much. At most, it accomplishes very very little and its not worth the buck.
Another sick secular Jewish liberal
this time he’s betting on the wrong horse. he may be lucky in his investment ideas but wrong in a run for a “decent” president – NO NO NO LIARS IN THE WH – America had enough of 8 disaster years
Is this guy drunk..
Democrats and their nominee, Hillary Clinton, are “running on a vision of optimism, pragmatism, inclusiveness and mutual benefit.”
I just doubled my pledge for Trump!
Another left wing billionaire married to a shiksah, afraid of ordinary Americans challenging the status quo. Even Trump wins, which is unfortunately unlikely, it will have no impact on his lifestyle, but it sure is fun watching him and all the other arrogant eliteists squirm.
I’m donating $5 toward a new fund: haircut for Dustin