Tom Perriello Attacks Big Money In Politics, But His Campaign Is Bankrolled By Millionaires

With a week to go until Virginia Democrats choose their gubernatorial nominee, failed former congressman Tom Perriello’s campaign is still being bankrolled by just a handful of wealthy donors, despite Perriello’s constant attacks on big money in politics. Finance reports released last night showed that $700,000 – over a third of of the money raised by Perriello last quarter – came from just three individuals, including another quarter million dollar donation from left-wing billionaire George Soros:

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports:

“…But he has drawn scrutiny for relying on big checks from deep-pocketed donors outside Virginia, cutting against his populist message. That trend continued on Perriello’s latest campaign finance report, with $700,00, or more than a third of his haul, coming from his top three donors.

Billionaire New York-based investor George Soros doubled down on Perriello by giving another $250,000 on top of $250,000 he gave in January. Perriello received $300,000 from hedge fund manager Donald Sussman, a major Democratic donor from Connecticut tied to the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank Perriello worked for after losing his 5th District congressional seat in 2010. The New York-based Avaaz Foundation, an online advocacy group Perriello co-founded, gave $150,000, bringing its total contributions to Perriello to nearly $400,000.”

Since launching his candidacy earlier this year, Perriello has falsely campaigned as a “people-powered” populist, even backing public election financing, all while most of his campaign cash came from just a handful of wealthy donors. Even after he faced criticism for his campaign finance hypocrisy, Perriello is still trying to mislead Virginia Democrats by saying one thing and doing another. This further shows that Tom Perriello is nothing more than a hypocritical politician willing to say anything to get himself elected.