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Bernie Sanders

HereSince1628

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1. Your clip doesn't really relate to DNC emails... that said, trying to get an unfair edge is human

Reply to merrily (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:25 PM

Jul 2016

nature. And that's why societies and private organizations go to the trouble of creating laws and rules which have penalties for violating.

People who want to get an advantage spend a lot of time looking for loopholes and I think that characterizes too many successful candidates.

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Here is a different take on the DNC emails, from the UK! [View all] merrily Jul 2016 OP

Your clip doesn't really relate to DNC emails... that said, trying to get an unfair edge is human HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #1

True as to human nature. However, this goes well beyond two competitors trying to best each other. merrily Jul 2016 #2

Your vision of the DNC is voter-centric, the reality of the DNC and American politics is not that HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #3

I don't know the basis for your conclusions about my alleged vision of the DNC. merrily Jul 2016 #4

The DNC has become club supporting club members and responding to donors not voters. HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #5

? merrily Jul 2016 #6