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LiberalLovinLug

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28. I just wish one politically informed person with a progressive social concience would win

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 03:49 PM

Dec 2013

With that kind of money you actually could play and affect "the Washington Game". Best solution is of course finance reform and public financing of elections. But if you can't beat em......

You could help every more progressive candidate out there, or focus on a few like Elizabeth Warren and Alan Grayson. Hell, you could start a new progressive think tank with Paul Krugman.

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Did you win? Numbers announced for $636 million Mega Millions jackpot [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2013 OP

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I just wish one politically informed person with a progressive social concience would win LiberalLovinLug Dec 2013 #28