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34. Isn't That The Truth
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 10:11 PM
Nov 2019

verite and transparency seems to be coming to the forefront more and more these days.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
So much Irony. Cha Nov 2019 #1
Doesn't this apply to all campaigns then. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #27
Isn't That The Truth Me. Nov 2019 #34
To Transparency! Cha Nov 2019 #43
Cha, real life is an irony cake. Blue_true Nov 2019 #36
He's fixing a hole on one side of the boat by removing wood from the other side. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #2
Politico is trash. NT TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #3
This is a good article and Politico is a mainstream publication, not trash. nt pnwmom Nov 2019 #25
I disagree. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #39
They are all making the cc companies rich. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #4
By all means, choose your poison. beastie boy Nov 2019 #6
I've never given my money through bundles... brooklynite Nov 2019 #8
There you go! beastie boy Nov 2019 #9
Bernie raised twice as much money as your candidate. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #19
+1 Kurt V. Nov 2019 #28
Actually, the ratio of money raised to transaction fees paid favors Biden by almost 50% beastie boy Nov 2019 #30
Biden paid 45% of What Bernie paid. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #32
Ugg that would be druthers ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #10
Thanks! Are you available for English lessons? beastie boy Nov 2019 #13
Sorry no ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #14
I am disappointed. Can I at least count on you to correct the grammar in my posts on DU? beastie boy Nov 2019 #15
Ohhh... THAT's why the Canaps Distributors Union endorsed Biden. OilemFirchen Nov 2019 #40
K&R betsuni Nov 2019 #5
Weird that they are targeting Bernie and Elizabeth. Totally weird. aikoaiko Nov 2019 #7
"Moving money always leads to benefits to banks" And moving money $27 at a time benefits them beastie boy Nov 2019 #11
"And I am totally perplexed about how Elizabeth found her way into this thread." aikoaiko Nov 2019 #12
Didn't want to go there, but yeah, that's a serious faux pas on Warren's part too. beastie boy Nov 2019 #18
write a freaking check if credit card fees bother you. Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #22
Great idea! As a Biden supporter I refuse to contribute to the financial elites. beastie boy Nov 2019 #26
I use credit cards for just about every purchase -- I know there are CC fees and where they go. aikoaiko Nov 2019 #23
Well I guess we should all cut up our credit and debit cards and never use them again. Doremus Nov 2019 #46
I love ACTBLUE Gothmog Nov 2019 #16
I do a similar approach through ActBlue. nt Blue_true Nov 2019 #37
I like giving candidates checks so that they do not have to pay the ActBlue fees Gothmog Nov 2019 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Aaron Pereira Nov 2019 #17
Lame criticism. n/t demmiblue Nov 2019 #20
Every candidate since Obama's team set the model has been relying on repeat credit card donations. Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #21
The point is the sheer amount of transaction fees that goes with small donations. beastie boy Nov 2019 #24
And your candidate funds the credit card companies about half as much Because he raised half as much Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #29
Nope. See #30. beastie boy Nov 2019 #31
this is amazingly lame criticism. zipplewrath Nov 2019 #33
Alternative means of campaign financing is a funny way to say super PAC. aidbo Nov 2019 #35
! Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #44
Those super PACs don't cost us anything. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #45
I cannot for the life of me figure out why this is a problem... TreasonousBastard Nov 2019 #38
Because teh Bernie! Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #42
Pinky was the smart one. aidbo Nov 2019 #47
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