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Cha

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4. If EW were in the GE she'd be

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 09:09 AM

Sep 2019

our candidate and we'd do everything possible to help her win.

I'd hope there wouldn't be any gd purity tests then.

It would be great for Biden, too.. whatever it takes.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Would your opinion of Warren change if she authorized high-dollar fundraisers for the GE? [View all] brooklynite Sep 2019 OP

Would my opinion change? Probably rpannier Sep 2019 #1

Did Warren "sell out" when she held fundraisers in 2018? brooklynite Sep 2019 #7

I didn't say sell out. Not sure how you came up with that rpannier Sep 2019 #9

"To the detriment of the political system" brooklynite Sep 2019 #11

It does work to the detriment of the political system rpannier Sep 2019 #14

Bingo. KPN Sep 2019 #30

I'd find her less credible. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #2

I have no problem with it, regardless of who wins the nom. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #3

If EW were in the GE she'd be Cha Sep 2019 #4

A+ Exactly, Cha. Perfectly stated. n/t MerryBlooms Sep 2019 #17

Ditto! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2019 #28

I don't see taking in the big bucks as a game changer without some proven malfeasance tirebiter Sep 2019 #5

I'd grieve a bit for our system but I wouldn't hold it against Warren. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2019 #6

After Dems take the Senate, we need to pass better campaign finance reform IronLionZion Sep 2019 #8

This KPN Sep 2019 #31

No. And a VP Buttigieg could be a real asset on that front. BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #10

Individual choices aren't going to fix the money-politics problem. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2019 #12

Her principles are well known Prosper Sep 2019 #13

If she authorized them now she would be my top candidate. NT TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #15

Not at all. beastie boy Sep 2019 #16

Elizabeth Warren has said that she'll seek money from the rich Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #18

Hasn't she already said she would do this? Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #19

No, because these "high-dollar fundraisers" still rely on individual donations that cannot... W_HAMILTON Sep 2019 #20

There are Super PACs and Victory Funds Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #22

Warren doesn't accept campaign contributions from those types of PACs. W_HAMILTON Sep 2019 #23

Not now but she hasn't said she wouldn't in the general. NT Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #24

No. It costs a lot of money to run a presidential campaign... comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #21

No. I'd regret what I assumed was necessity but also know Hortensis Sep 2019 #25

Not for the General. I expect the nominee to allow any legitimate money blm Sep 2019 #26

No no no. LakeArenal Sep 2019 #27

A portion of the funds being used by Warren was raised at these fundraisers Gothmog Sep 2019 #29

In the GE, no ... but that extends to whoever our KPN Sep 2019 #32

No. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #33

The idea that high-dollar fundraisers makes one corrupt is stupid. betsuni Sep 2019 #34

Nope. SaschaHM Sep 2019 #35

My opinion would improve. It would show her ability to change course when presented ecstatic Sep 2019 #36