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38. 6 years of letting families rot while propping up banks probably didn't help either. n/t

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Thu Nov 6, 2014, 03:01 PM

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Citizens United boss: Supreme Court ruling handed midterm elections to Republicans [View all] Galraedia Nov 2014 OP

"we can't run on the merit of our ideas, so had to rig the game" NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #1

EXACTLY. n/t Triana Nov 2014 #8

"leveled the playing field" What planet is he from? L0oniX Nov 2014 #2

Since facts have a well-known liberal bias, they needed money to countract reality (nt) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #20

Yes, they leveled the playing field. Gary 50 Nov 2014 #26

for over 40 years now, Republicans and even independents and liberals NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #32

Robert D. Novak was the one that said there was a liberal media. Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #68

Level as to raze it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2014 #49

planet money ** ensemble Nov 2014 #52

Why did Brown lose the Governor election in Maryland? MTaylor Nov 2014 #62

Cecil County Maryland and the Eastern Shore turbinetree Nov 2014 #71

Our Democrat party destroyed the unions MTaylor Nov 2014 #72

"Our democrat party" TBF Nov 2014 #73

Bossie calls this a level playing field? They have all the money and now they own Congress and he jwirr Nov 2014 #3

of course NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #33

LOL jwirr Nov 2014 #34

Corruption turbinetree Nov 2014 #4

$3.6B is what's currently reported and is a conservative amount ... aggiesal Nov 2014 #11

WE can Win turbinetree Nov 2014 #36

Money is a corrupting factor. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #5

The SCOTUS gutted the 1st Amendment by their Citizens United ruling. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #6

This election and many more elections to follow ... Auggie Nov 2014 #7

Before Citizens United, it was illegal ... aggiesal Nov 2014 #9

In a way, it almost doesn't matter if foreigns buy elections. The PTB are nationless anyway. valerief Nov 2014 #19

Why have Democrats not attacked on that issue? NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #35

Because they're doing it too. BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #43

It's tag-team wrestling. CJCRANE Nov 2014 #45

Pretty much BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #47

+1. candelista Nov 2014 #64

Actually, Mark Pryor had a commercial like that Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #57

Except for people on DU and similar websites NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #58

Don't forget David Bossie was fired by Congresscritter Melonhead. Archae Nov 2014 #10

Citizens United certainly "leveled" something... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2014 #12

Yes, the elections have been stolen from the voters. sammy750 Nov 2014 #13

one more by product of Florida 2000 & bush v Gore Botany Nov 2014 #14

Yes, that was a turning point in a number of hugely important matters. I met a friend of Scalia Tues JudyM Nov 2014 #46

w/o bush v Gore we would never have had Botany Nov 2014 #53

Yup, could go on and on. It was a game changer, no question. I hope one day the 99% will rise. nt JudyM Nov 2014 #65

and w/out a doubt the Rove/bush/Cheney/ALEC/and so on left major players .... Botany Nov 2014 #66

Is it "level" or "leveled?" What a crock! mountain grammy Nov 2014 #15

I wonder atreides1 Nov 2014 #16

+10000000000 jillan Nov 2014 #22

People like Bossie are only happy when the game is rigged in their favor n/t deutsey Nov 2014 #17

If you need money to exercise "effective" free speech, it ain't free. nt valerief Nov 2014 #18

^^^THIS^^^ L0oniX Nov 2014 #21

That right there ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #44

because true victory is when a powerful few rule over the many with impunity. librechik Nov 2014 #23

as long as voter turnout is so pathetic, that's inevitable bhikkhu Nov 2014 #56

Vote all you want. librechik Nov 2014 #59

I think that's one position that leads to the wrong people in charge bhikkhu Nov 2014 #61

I truly don't think the parties are the same, at all; And I would never discourage voting. librechik Nov 2014 #63

Many states (including my own) have decent minimum wage laws bhikkhu Nov 2014 #67

I didn't see onethatcares Nov 2014 #24

Corporations are people my friend Iliyah Nov 2014 #27

but they onethatcares Nov 2014 #28

Can't wait for Texas to execute one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2014 #50

How About SHAREHOLDERS UNITED?? bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #25

Interesting point. KoKo Nov 2014 #39

Bingo, Mon Ami bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #48

They depend on dark money underpants Nov 2014 #29

Looked like a headline lordsummerisle Nov 2014 #30

Bossie navarth Nov 2014 #31

Yeah, I pointed this out yesterday. Hissyspit Nov 2014 #37

Did you also post in "Good Reads?" "GD" is just a scroll through... KoKo Nov 2014 #40

And Good Reads is where good articles go to die of loneliness. Hissyspit Nov 2014 #41

6 years of letting families rot while propping up banks probably didn't help either. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #38

Corporations are people, my friend. red dog 1 Nov 2014 #42

Citizens United will roll over us, this Nation, and anybody who's not right now part of the 1%. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #51

I'm sure glad Harry Reid let Alito and Roberts on to the court without much fuss. The Stranger Nov 2014 #54

Leveled the field? blackspade Nov 2014 #55

Remember, SCOTUS decided for Bush in Bush v Gore because a recount "would have harmed Bush," librechik Nov 2014 #60

�gut the First Amendment� redruddyred Nov 2014 #69

University of Northern IA professor PatrynXX Nov 2014 #70

He is admitting that corporations bought the election for republicans. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #74