Whitney Tilson: “I raised a quarter million dollars and $250 in smaller…”

“It's a good government system, I believe, that has these campaign finance limits that both limits the power of a handful of billionaires to fund massive amounts, but also the City matching funding program. Program gives people who, you know, I raised a quarter million dollars and $250 in smaller chunks from about 1700 New Yorkers. in addition to another half million dollars from people outside New York and above 250. And that gave me the resources to run a respectable campaign.” (37:23–37:29)

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