Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s fundraising may have plummeted last quarter following her lavish campaign spending, but she apparently has a notorious new donor: “Evil Elmo.”
The fan, who earned the nickname Evil Elmo after allegedly going on an anti-Semitic rant while dressed as the Sesame Street character in Times Square, donated $1,280 to his campaign last quarter, according to public election filings.
The man wearing the red suit, Adam Sandler, 59 (not to be confused with the comedian), has been arrested multiple times in New York and San Francisco for harassing tourists and shouting obscenities and conspiracy theories, according to multiple reports. .
This not-so-fun Sandler, who hailed from Ashland, Oregon, and ran a website from Cambodia called “Welcome to Rape Camp,” went to jail a decade ago after trying to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts of America. Dollars. .
“She’s taking money from a guy who makes anti-Semitic speeches in public when Israel is under attack,” said an Arizona political strategist. “Ideally, the CFO should monitor what’s coming in, even if it’s an online donation, and say ‘hmmm, no, red flag.'”
Adam Sandler, also known as Evil Elmo, harassed tourists in Times Square and donated $1,280 to Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign last quarter, according to public election filings. Paola Morrongiello
Sinema drew scorn from some donors after On The Money reported that she spent more than $100,000 of her coffers on luxury hotels, private jets, limousines and fine wines.
His war chest for next year’s still-announced bid to retain his Senate seat still has $10.8 million.
However, during the most recent quarter, it raised $826,000, down 50% from the $1.7 million it raised in the same quarter last year, records show.
Sandler allegedly went on an anti-Semitic rant while dressed as the Sesame Street character in Times Square.REUTERS
Her rival, Democratic Representative Rubén Gallego, outraised her almost four to one in the last quarter, according to the documents presented.
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The source said Sinema’s donor pool has been shrinking since she changed her party affiliation to Democratic independent last December.
“The Democrats have abandoned her, the Republicans only want her in the race because it makes Kari Lake more likely to win, and everyone else just sees her as a loser,” the source said.
On The Money previously reported that his campaign has been pursued by angry Democratic donors who want their money back following his decision to leave the Democratic Party.
According to one source, angry donors were initially told the campaign was working on it, but now they’re not even getting a response to their calls.
Neither the senator nor her staff are bothering to respond anymore, the source added.
Sinema did not respond to a request for comment from On The Money.
This isn’t the first time Sandler has donated to a political campaign. In 2016, he donated more than $1,000 to several presidential campaigns, including $500 to Chris Christie, $400 to Jeb Bush, and $500 to Donald Trump.
Sources say that given the amount of donations presidential campaigns receive, it is much more difficult to detect dishonest donors.
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