Can we have a brief discussion about....."the Billionaires"?

[EarlG]

56. The big donors wanted him out, and they got what they wanted

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Big money talks, and it talks a lot louder than the rest of us who don't have it, so I'd prefer not to be told that what I just witnessed with my own eyes didn't actually happen. "They didn't threaten or blackmail" -- um, yes they absolutely did. Biden ultimately made the choice to step down, and I respect his choice. But that choice was clearly made under extreme duress, thanks to the concentrated efforts of a relatively small number of very wealthy people.

Either course of action -- sticking with Biden, or moving on from Biden -- was a gamble. Maybe the course we're on now was the right course to take, and maybe it wasn't. That still remains to be seen. But it was big money donors who forced us down the path that they wanted to take, so here we are. Now, there are an awful lot of people who are 100% ready to move on and get behind the next nominee, then finish Trump off at the ballot box in November -- myself included. But it doesn't mean that there isn't going to be some lingering resentment over how this all went down.

FWIW, nobody is asking anyone to unilaterally disarm. It's obvious that billions of dollars need to be poured into the system in order for us to stand a chance. What I am lamenting is the fact that billions of dollars need to be poured into the system in order for us to stand a chance. When politics is awash in this much money, it's a breeding ground for corruption.

But that's it, I've said my piece, and I don't really want to fight about this -- what's done is done. What's most important now is selecting an excellent replacement candidate, moving forward, and beating Trump. Once we've done that, there will be plenty of time to talk about campaign finance reform.