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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch McConnell has always been suspiciously supportive of unlimited amounts of money in politics.
Just saying.
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Mitch McConnell has always been suspiciously supportive of unlimited amounts of money in politics. (Original Post)
ArtTownsend
Jan 2020
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KY_EnviroGuy
(14,774 posts)1. Having watched the asshole for many years, I've always said....
if one had the resources and determination to do so, one could dig up some might fertile dirt on McConnell considering his past associations with big tobacco, big alcohol, big coal and big healthcare. In the past, he's stayed under the radar.
He's been a teflon don for far too long.......
safeinOhio
(37,426 posts)2. Their view of money in politics may be changing now
Mike Bloomberg is giving them fits. We are now talking about real money and real billionaires. Win or not he has found a legal way for him to over the limit.
Raster
(21,010 posts)3. It's dirty russian* money and MoscowMitch is the paymaster.
Oh yeah, and dirty Chinese* money in the guise of "personal gifts" supposedly from his in-laws, to the tune of about $30,000,000.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)4. if for instance, Buffet and Gates vow to donate $10 BILLION a per election to democrats, I dare say
we would see action by GOP to limit "democrats buying government"
Kid Berwyn
(24,093 posts)5. Oleg Deripaska, NRA...
...Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Agra...