Having people with money, influence, and power on your side to get things done is not a bad idea.

[Jitter65]

Especially when your opponent will have people against you who will have money, influence, and power working against you. Better to vote for the power that is on your side than the power that is not.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

1. To get things done....

on behalf of the people with money, etc.

They are not going to support policies that go against their self interest.

[whatchamacallit]

6. Exactly

+1

[Kelvin Mace]

2. The road to Hell is paved by "pragmatism"

When fighting monsters, you must embrace monsters and become a monster. Winning is all that matters.

[Skwmom]

3. To get things done for the people with money, power, and influence. That has devastated this country

[KeepItReal]

4. Because having the guys that tanked the US Economy on our side is better?

You do realize that Trump despises those same Wall Street types, don't you?

He's gonna run to the LEFT of Hillary (if she becomes Dem nominee) on Wall Street excesses. He claims Hedge Fund types should pay more taxes.

Having a nominee who literally cashed Goldman Sachs checks in her free time ain't gonna win us Economic Policy points.

[Armstead]

5. No it's the same Money and Power that doesn't really care who wins

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511954521

[Attorney in Texas]

7. It sort of depends on what you have to promise them for their help.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. the problem is what kind of things will get done? certainly nothing to harm her bankrollers