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zipplewrath

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3. One of two choices
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 05:29 PM
Apr 2017

Either we decide that each state should decide their own races, and external money should be eliminated. No more having Arkansas candidates go to LA to raise money from the liberal elites. The DSCC stays out of primaries. Move on only collects money from donors in states during the primary season. Bernie and Obama and the rest of the national leadership DON'T go to these states and help raise money for the local candidates during primaries.

OR, people are allowed to give money to people that reflect their views and beliefs. Leadership is allowed to participate and take sides in primaries. And you don't give money to someone you don't really support. It is even worse to give money to someone you DON'T support to defeat someone you DO support.

Something tells me that the former isn't going to happen, so the latter is where we are, unless we want to be a bunch of hypocrites. We either let people in each state sort out their own representatives, especially in primaries, or we work across the country to support and elect people that support our views. I don't see there are any other real choices.

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The Deadly Liberal Delusion [View all] murielm99 Apr 2017 OP
This link works: murielm99 Apr 2017 #1
I agree with Steve and Cookie's analysis Gothmog Apr 2017 #2
One of two choices zipplewrath Apr 2017 #3
A good choice is the one murielm99 Apr 2017 #4
A question then Bettie Apr 2017 #6
So my money, my choice zipplewrath Apr 2017 #8
+1 brer cat Apr 2017 #11
I wonder why... PoiBoy Apr 2017 #5
Leading versus following zipplewrath Apr 2017 #9
I'm pretty far left NewJeffCT Apr 2017 #7
I agree. brer cat Apr 2017 #10
If the money was even NewJeffCT Apr 2017 #12
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