Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumThis is what Hillary Clinton will be up against (Hillary Group)
This uber-secret pro-Republican group has already spent as much as Bernie Sanders had spent on his total campaign (through July 2015). They have been airing 'feel good' ads about the Republican Party where everyone farts rainbows and Xanax is free to everyone.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/65a230e3ca2b45558f8be06de05992a8/pro-republican-ads-funded-group-untraceable-donors
Any candidate who ignores the money and power behind these uber-secret groups will fail miserably. You can ignore discussing money in politics, but as I've said before; this is how the game is being played. The Hillary Campaign understands this and is building a 'war chest' (along with the DNC and other related PACs) to take on these shadow groups.
Just a FYI.
ladym55
(2,577 posts)We are already been carpet bombed with these ads during local news broadcasts (which tend not to attract the sharpest and most informed voters). We have the cuddly upper middle class white family where the mom wants her children to have opportunity and wants the government to bug out (except to keep her and her well-dressed children safe in their large home) and balance its accounts. (We can all agree on that, right, intones the mom, and if that makes me a Republican, blah, blah, blah) Then there are all the happy school children and smiling teachers and American flags because we all know that Republicans are the education party, right?
This is how the game is played, and the Dems need to pay close attention. SCOTUS has made all this dark money possible.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)A few passionately misdirected people and great uncle from the north's touchy-feely kumbaya approach will stand no chance against these heavily funded republican armored brigades.
The republican noise machine can only be neutralized with a contingent of ship horns and air raid sirens ... a few ukulele players will be be drowned out no matter how many times they do .
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Lemonade coming out the nose laughter moment.
Cha
(297,126 posts)Machine or you lose.
Team Hillary understands this is just one aspect of getting to the White House.
Thank you!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Where do I sign up?
PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)They are called Republicans!"
Really excellent propaganda. Great on feeling good, really, really poor on covering ANY issue.
Gothmog
(145,119 posts)Kath1
(4,309 posts)Hillary is hip to it by now.