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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I understand Hillary's taking big money [View all]zappaman
(20,627 posts)25. A ham sandwich?
I had one for lunch yesterday.
With cheese of course!
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You know, back in the 60s, there was movement toward equality and economic justice.
bvar22
Aug 2015
#24
Our party is, in the end, no different than the GOP. When you stand for something, you fucking walk
mother earth
Aug 2015
#4
if you are obligated to sacrifice pricipal to have 'The First [fill in minority here]'
HFRN
Aug 2015
#9
I would argue that the last Republican "debate" highlighted some KEY differences between parties...
Agschmid
Aug 2015
#33
While there are vast differences between the parties, what is becoming completely obvious is that
mother earth
Aug 2015
#48
You forgot the biggest road block of all, big money buying elections Tx to SCOTUS, there is a HUGE
mother earth
Aug 2015
#54
Neither are tackling it because republicans are standing in the way, I don't think both parties
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#55
This nebulous kinetic energy that Obama and the DNC is supposed to have that is supposed
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#59
People like you will excuse it away & that too is shameful. It is exactly why it continues.
mother earth
Aug 2015
#58
Declaring both parties aren't alike isn't excusing anything away. The biggest excuse I see is people
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#60
Big money supports BOTH parties, if not, it is easy, campaign finance reform...until then this
mother earth
Aug 2015
#57
Yes, we are, big time! We just have to deal with the same realities. BTW, HRC has @$68 mil,
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#13
The people's principles are vastly different, but because big money gets into the mix with
mother earth
Aug 2015
#49
That's how I'm looking at it. What choice do we have? We really are in Oligarchy, this is not "the
mother earth
Aug 2015
#51
I always have to laugh at those who think there is no coordination between Super PACs and candidates
Bjorn Against
Aug 2015
#47