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betsuni

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34. The idea that high-dollar fundraisers makes one corrupt is stupid.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 06:17 PM

Sep 2019

And applied only to Democrats, of course.

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