Billionaire's 'brazen' demand leaves Kamala Harris in 'terrible position': analyst

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By Adam Nichols
Published July 30, 2024 8:52 AM ET

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A billionaire who handed the Biden-Harris campaign $10 million and is pushing his friends to do the same has made a "brazen" demand of Kamala Harris, MSNBC reported.

And columnist Helaine Olen wrote it's put the “legalized corruption” of campaign financing on full display.

Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, told CNN that Lina Khan, appointed by Biden as head of the Federal Trade Commission, is “waging war on American business” and Harris should replace her if she becomes president.

https://www.rawstory.com/kamala-harris-2668843532/

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“And the real issue is that the legalized corruption that is the U.S. campaign financing system is hardly a way to run an effective and democratic government. Until that changes, nothing else will.”


In other words repeal that Citizens United John Roberts ruling...............and have public funded elections and have campaigns that are only 3 months long for starters

[Think. Again.]

1. Yeah, no.

Harris is DEFINITELY NOT in a "terrible position".

If he didn't want to give her 10 million, he shouldn't have given her 10 million.

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2. Politicians can take the money and then not do what is asked

We first have to work to get money out of politics. Right now, we cannot unilatterally disarm.

We do need to be vigilant and insist on particular policies and procedures. But we can't freak out over every donation. Al Franken talked about how much of his time had to be devoted to raising money. He hated it, but he had to do it.

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3. What Democrat doesn't want Citizens United overturned

The rich person suggests she replace the head of the FTC. So what? It's not like she agreed to do whatever the rich want for a billion dollars.

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4. Right? Democrats fought when it came out and having been fighting it every since.

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5. tech bro Reid Hoffman needs to stay in his lane

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6. Paging Senator Schumer....

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7. They can ask.

Doesn’t mean they’ll get it. But other things I have read seem to think it’s a done deal.

I WISH she would tell them to go pound sand, but I’m not confident.

Money is just so corrupting in politics.

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8. such bullshit

..."while she should keep Khan on, if she wins and decides, for whatever reason, to replace the current FTC chair, it will look like she is doing the bidding of billionaires."

Did Donald Trump write this?