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(15,642 posts)I agree with most of what you say. I just want to be direct about this. Veiled statements about " she) adopted a Sanders-inspired message determined to minimize the influence of money in politics" sound a lot like criticism of that as a party goal to me.
I guess I just want to remove the veil and get a direct answer. Sometimes I feel like a number of folks here at DU do not see money as a corrupting influence. Frankly, I see it as the underlying, fundamental reason we have Trump as President today. Absent the overwhelming influence of money in politics, any effect that Bernie -- or even Comey -- may have had on the outcome of the 2016 election would have been moot/non-existent.
We are where we are today because of money in politics. Everything else is secondary in my view.
So I want to know: are DUers for or against big money in politics? Let's be clear about that to know where we stand. I really don't want to be associated with a group that largely thinks money is not an issue.
Hope that helps.