Warren Turned to Big Donor to Pay for DNC Database

“Elizabeth Warren relied on a multimillion-dollar Democratic donor to cover the cost of an expensive voter database — a move that risks putting her campaign at odds with the spirit, if not the letter, of the pledge she made to abstain from ‘big money’ fundraising,” BuzzFeed News reports.

Matthew Yglesias: “Case study in why it’s a mistake to articulate any kind of ethical standard in politics – reporters will mercilessly punish you for real or imagined violations of your principles while giving you zero credit.”