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redqueen

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10. How is it possible that this many people don't understand how super PACs work?
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 09:21 AM
Dec 2019

If more people understood how they work, garbage like this would get no traction.

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

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Easy Google search billpolonsky Dec 2019 #1
Who Are Their Top Donors? TomCADem Dec 2019 #3
Little is known about those who contributed to them. Here's an article with some information: George II Dec 2019 #5
Did the "Institute" actually DO anything? If so, what? Do we know? NurseJackie Dec 2019 #7
It provided 6 figure jobs Hav Dec 2019 #14
Its just another hit piece from a far right rag, fake news. nt yaesu Dec 2019 #9
VT Digger is "a far right rag"? Far from it. George II Dec 2019 #17
it's good to know to whom politicians owe their allegiance nt msongs Dec 2019 #2
He now has three or four PACs or Super PACs working for him... George II Dec 2019 #4
Wait. Huh? Wait! What? But I thought... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #6
I remember when Bernie started his campaign many here where crying but, but, but he made yaesu Dec 2019 #8
How is it possible that this many people don't understand how super PACs work? redqueen Dec 2019 #10
Why does Bernie Sanders think super PACS corrupt people? betsuni Dec 2019 #11
They absolutely can, and do, have a corrupting influence. redqueen Dec 2019 #12
You state something below that might want to make you rethink lecturing other people on this. TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #15
That's not the only PAC working on Sanders behalf. TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #13
One only need to click on your link to see who they're working for. I hadn't heard of that one.... George II Dec 2019 #16
The person who started and runs that PAC has endorsed Sanders.... TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #18
Abdul El-Sayed - he's the guy that Sanders and AOC campaigned for last year against Whitmer.... George II Dec 2019 #19
Appears to be a "pay back PAC" TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #20
Fascinating. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2019 #21
Look at all the Threads From Bernie Supporter Demanding More Media Coverage TomCADem Dec 2019 #23
Fraud on the American people by misrepresentation n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #22
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