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Which is why we need to be supporting Bernie Sanders. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #1
Paul Wellstone was an example of a candidate who won elections guillaumeb Aug 2015 #2
Mr. Wellstone worked the College Campus Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #3
Agreed for both people. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #4
Citzens United appears to be Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #20
our elections last a long time partly because of Carter and Reagan hfojvt Aug 2015 #5
The Canadian system is a parliamentary one, so elections are called guillaumeb Aug 2015 #9
In a nutshell - The US political system is driven by money, not ideology. djean111 Aug 2015 #6
True. But it is ideology that fires up and energizes the base of each party. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #7
I agree. In fact, something that has really struck me, this time, is that young people like my djean111 Aug 2015 #10
I agree about the younger crowd. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #12
Used to be BlueStateLib Aug 2015 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author guillaumeb Aug 2015 #11
There is one party - the Money Party hifiguy Aug 2015 #13
Was the plane crash that killed Wellstone an accident? guillaumeb Aug 2015 #14
Grab a beer, I have a story to tell. hifiguy Aug 2015 #16
And THAT story was exactly what I was referring to. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #17
Wolf Blitzer repeatedly contradicted reporter who said weather was not a factor... Octafish Aug 2015 #22
Interestingly, moondust Aug 2015 #15
A short campaign would severely impact political advertising revenue. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #18
To clarify which parts are YOUR comments and which parts are quotes, it is more effective to simply tblue37 Aug 2015 #19
Thanks for the tip. I had seen it before but promptly forgot the technique. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #26
Our "leaders" much prefer campaigning to governing. bemildred Aug 2015 #21
An excellent point. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #24
Money works, but it's not the only thing that does. DirkGently Aug 2015 #23
All excellent points. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #25
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