for those digging Amanda Renteria - specifically $$, here is a page with her fundraising events still up. Digging, but wanted to pass along (not as good or qwik as you guys/gals)
marinara sauce: http://fresnocountydemocrats.org/event/amanda-renteria-candidate-for-governor-event/
LA Times Feb 16, 2018- Newsom calls suggestion of voter suppression from Villaraigosa camp 'sad' and 'desperate' by Seema Mehta (full article)
Harris says she is an honorary Trojan as she endorses Newsom for gov at USC. pic.twitter.com/uSMiM5tM6q
— Seema Mehta (@LATSeema) February 16, 2018
California gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom pushed back forcefully on Friday against a suggestion that his camp had anything to do with the surprise candidacy of Democrat Amanda Renteria for governor. An advisor to Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign speculated that Newsom’s team wants Renteria in the governor’s race in an effort to split the Latino vote.
“It’s absurd. And sad at the same time,” Newsom told reporters after receiving U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ endorsement at USC. “To somehow suggest we’re part of it — I read that with bemusement. It is factually unequivocally, absolutely untrue.”
Newsom, currently California’s lieutenant governor, was responding to Mike Madrid, a Villaraigosa advisor, telling KQED that “something just doesn’t smell right” with the hasty, last-minute rollout of Renteria’s campaign. Madrid said he believes “the dots are there” to connect Renteria, a former Hillary Clinton aide who also worked for California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, with Newsom’s campaign.
“Follow the money,” Madrid said. “If you start to see Gavin Newsom money, independent money start, you're really going to know something is wrong. It's part of the larger divide-and-suppress strategy of the Latino vote."
Newsom was particularly incensed by the assertion of voter suppression.
“It’s insulting and unfounded … a desperate and sad assertion that is ludicrous and truly bizarre,” he said.
Renteria’s decision to enter the governor’s race so late in the contest, with no public statement or campaign website or apparent political team, dumbfounded even her allies. Attempts to reach her this week have been unsuccessful.
Newsom has been the dominant front-runner in fundraising, and led early polls. A new poll released last week shows Newsom and Villaraigosa, both Democrats, virtually tied.
sauce:http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-newsom-calls-suggestion-of-voter-1518825253-htmlstory.html#nt=card
so far…certainly everything & everyone (both journalists and political analysts) seems to have a single voice that 'something is fishy'. HRC & crew, CA-Dems are so arrogant. Keeping at it, but not the best at finding $ trail. Digging for contractors and campaign staff/operatives