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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz made a good point about money to Hillary diverting $$$ from this year's election [View all]L0oniX
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Ed Schultz made a good point about money to Hillary diverting $$$ from this year's election [View all]
Armstead
Feb 2014
OP
Ironically, people who claim to want to "get money out politics" keep giving money to politicians.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#5
to do so would be to unilaterally disarm which would be stupid when the other guy is arming up.
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#14
And, you expect politicians you give money to are going to stop you from giving money to them?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#16
Yes, it will take a Democratic majority in all three branches to make that happen. It may even take
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#24
My concern is coverage from the media if the issue comes close to having enough states to ratify.
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#28
I quit giving to the Democratic party years ago, when they started trashing the base.
loudsue
Feb 2014
#11
Debbie Wassrman-Schultz refused to endorse these 3 Florida Democrats in the 2008 elections:
bvar22
Feb 2014
#43
The Wasserman-Schultz betrayal of the Democratic Party got overlooked by the National Media
bvar22
Feb 2014
#47
not even remotely true. Ready For Hillary raised $4 million in all of 2013. In 2010 Midterms
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#13
the money isn't going to get into her coffers in a big way until she announces something
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#19
in your OP you seemed to be in stage 1 freak out mode. Republicans got WAY more SuperPac money than
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#31
I don't go into freakout mode (usually)...But I am more than a little nervous about 2014
Armstead
Feb 2014
#32