This LGBTQ Activist Used a TV Gripe to Raise Thousands for Liz Warren

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        This LGBTQ Activist Used a TV Gripe to Raise Thousands for Liz Warren
    Charlotte Clymer complained about the finale of an unnamed TV show. She parlayed curiosity into a big payday for Elizabeth Warren's campaign.

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 Neal Broverman
          
          Feb 24, 2020
          
        
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Charlotte Clymer, a Washington, D.C.-based LGBTQ activist and communications professional for the Human Rights Campaign, found a novel way to bundle cash for her favored presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren.
Clymer tweeted Sunday evening about a show she was once invested in but that had disappointed her with its series finale. The seemingly random tweet attracted much attention among her 275,000 followers, with many unsuccessfully guessing which series let her down. 
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Then Clymer turned the discussion into something productive -- she asked curious followers to donate to Warren's campaign, and if $10,000 was raised, she'd reveal the program.
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After Clymer exceeded expectations and raised $27,000, she revealed the show with the disappointing finale: HBO's Girls, starring Lena Dunham. The 2017 episode featured Dunham's character struggling to adapt to motherhood -- and Clymer wasn't the only one with complaints.

        
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This LGBTQ Activist Used a TV Gripe to Raise Thousands for Liz Warren

Charlotte Clymer complained about the finale of an unnamed TV show. She parlayed curiosity into a big payday for Elizabeth Warren's campaign.

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