Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:34 AM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

So, about this meme that you have to have bazillions of dollars

to compete in today's political environment. If that was the case, Jeb would be winning by a landslide, Meg Whitman would have been California's Governor and Carly Fiorina would have been one of it's Senators.

Keep fighting, Bernie supporters, it's been done before and we can do it again.

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So, about this meme that you have to have bazillions of dollars (Original post)	Le Taz Hot	Nov 2015	OP
But we do have a bazillion dollars	Kalidurga	Nov 2015	#1
Buying our own signs, copying or own flyers, organizing our	jwirr	Nov 2015	#4
Of course you're right.	Le Taz Hot	Nov 2015	#17
Not in the Primary but most certainly in the General Election.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2015	#2
Thank you! nt	NurseJackie	Nov 2015	#8
What can big money accomplish that grass root cannot?	Cosmic Kitten	Nov 2015	#9
buy off the media	reddread	Nov 2015	#18
I get your point, but the media is already OWNED by the 1%	Cosmic Kitten	Nov 2015	#20
more like a revolving merry go round in this case	reddread	Nov 2015	#21
Yep, That's how we know the 4th Estate is dead.	Cosmic Kitten	Nov 2015	#22
1st Amendment obituary written by "acceptable sources"	reddread	Nov 2015	#23
jerry brown was the best known, non incumbent politician in the state when he ran and beat whitman	dsc	Nov 2015	#3
And use our DU link to donate to Bernie	Omaha Steve	Nov 2015	#5
The 2016 Presidential Election is expected to cost $5 Billion.	SunSeeker	Nov 2015	#6
It won't cost 5 billion. That's what will be spent	Cosmic Kitten	Nov 2015	#7
That's all you've got? Playing with semantics?	SunSeeker	Nov 2015	#10
How does money overcome grassroots organizing? n/t	eridani	Nov 2015	#11
Paying three people to GOTV to every grassroots volunteer your opponent has in GOTV = Landslide. eom	MohRokTah	Nov 2015	#16
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Nov 2015	#25
Because paid GOTV people are really, really motivated?	eridani	Nov 2015	#33
By overwhelming the airwaves with propaganda. nt	SunSeeker	Nov 2015	#30
So who's listening to the airwaves anymore?	eridani	Nov 2015	#32
Right. Who needs TV ads. Only Republicans watch TV.	SunSeeker	Nov 2015	#34
Most voters are more annoyed by them than convinced of anything.	eridani	Nov 2015	#35
Money can't buy you love	AgingAmerican	Nov 2015	#12
And money can't buy enthusiasm	Le Taz Hot	Nov 2015	#13
Correction, you have to have money as a threshold; you can still be a hopeless candidate...	brooklynite	Nov 2015	#14
thats for sure	reddread	Nov 2015	#19
Thank you. Enough money is the baseline -- you still have to be able to run a	Nay	Nov 2015	#27
I want to include, as a huge etc., ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2015	#28
Money is a key component to the game.	MohRokTah	Nov 2015	#15
Not true	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2015	#24
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Nov 2015	#26
Now, THAT, is a meme ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2015	#29
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Nov 2015	#31

Response to Le Taz Hot (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:37 AM

Kalidurga (14,177 posts)

1. But we do have a bazillion dollars

Bernie has 700,000 people that send him money. And there is the hidden campaign money it can't be counted there is just no way to estimate the amount of money all the volunteers spend knocking on doors, going to canvassing meetings, and all the other volunteer campaign work.

So, about this meme that you have to have bazillions of dollars

1. But we do have a bazillion dollars

4. Buying our own signs, copying or own flyers, organizing our

17. Of course you're right.

2. Not in the Primary but most certainly in the General Election.

8. Thank you! nt

9. What can big money accomplish that grass root cannot?

18. buy off the media

20. I get your point, but *the media* is already OWNED by the 1%

21. more like a revolving merry go round in this case

22. Yep, That's how we know the 4th Estate is dead.

23. 1st Amendment obituary written by "acceptable sources"

3. jerry brown was the best known, non incumbent politician in the state when he ran and beat whitman

5. And use our DU link to donate to Bernie

6. The 2016 Presidential Election is expected to cost $5 Billion.

7. It won't *cost* 5 billion. That's what will be spent

10. That's all you've got? Playing with semantics?

11. How does money overcome grassroots organizing? n/t

16. Paying three people to GOTV to every grassroots volunteer your opponent has in GOTV = Landslide. eom

33. Because paid GOTV people are really, really motivated?

30. By overwhelming the airwaves with propaganda. nt

32. So who's listening to the airwaves anymore?

34. Right. Who needs TV ads. Only Republicans watch TV.

35. Most voters are more annoyed by them than convinced of anything.

12. Money can't buy you love

13. And money can't buy enthusiasm

14. Correction, you have to have money as a threshold; you can still be a hopeless candidate...

19. thats for sure

27. Thank you. Enough money is the baseline -- you still have to be able to run a

28. I want to include, as a huge etc., ...

15. Money is a key component to the game.

24. Not true

29. Now, THAT, is a meme ...

31. Kicked and recommended.

20. I get your point, but the media is already OWNED by the 1%

7. It won't cost 5 billion. That's what will be spent