Hillary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders top donors compared

[BainsBane]

137. That Sanders list certainly isn't from a major presidential campaign

All major candidates get big money behind them due to the nature of the campaign finance system. That combined with the fact Clinton is from NY so has NY business backing her, just like Franken will have money from Cargill, 3M and Medtronic, major MN companies. You want a presidential candidate to run with Sander's war chest? That means GOP victory. If you want to do something about the role of money in politics, focus on that rather than pretending it is all about Hillary Clinton. Defeating Clinton will do exactly nothing to decrease the role of big money. This is a problem far more serious than financing presidential elections. It influences elections at all levels, how representatives vote, and even the writing of elections. The best way to avoid dealing with the issue is to pretend it all hinges on defeating Clinton. She was defeated in 2008. What happened to the role of money since? It only increased, which is precisely what will continue to happen as long as you continue to make it all about stopping one person from being elected.

identifying the symptom rather than the disease is pointless and in fact it reinforces the problem. What we need is a constitutional amendment requiring public financing. Are you willing to work for that? Or is all you care about is stopping a lone woman from becoming president?