Democratic Primaries

NurseJackie

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10. Why intentionally cripple one's own campaign?

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 05:15 PM

Mar 2019

If someone wants to win, if someone wants to be competitive and get their message out (in this expensive world) then that candidate needs to play by the rules currently in effect and acknowledge the reality of today, not by the rules that everyone "wished" were true... and not by some fantasy that hobbling one's own campaign will "set an example" that everyone will follow voluntarily. It's an idealistic and unrealistic expectations. That's just not going to happen. It is, literally, giving the upper-hand to someone else. Oh well.

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

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Elizabeth Warren's finance director leaving campaign [View all] RandySF Mar 2019 OP

Interesting. K&R highplainsdem Mar 2019 #1

Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising elleng Mar 2019 #2

Presumed Front Runner is generous madville Mar 2019 #6

This is a meaningless political choice. brooklynite Mar 2019 #9

Kudos to sen Warren for rejecting mega donor class! at140 Mar 2019 #3

Ok, but she's reportedly short on $$$ RandySF Mar 2019 #8

Why intentionally cripple one's own campaign? NurseJackie Mar 2019 #10

If money was the most important factor at140 Mar 2019 #11

I never said that and you know it. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #12

I will chip in more to her campaign after at140 Mar 2019 #13

Campaign funds, not personal wealth. ehrnst Apr 2019 #15

Rich people are allowed to spend UNLIMITED at140 Apr 2019 #16

Not what was being discussed. ehrnst Apr 2019 #17

It just proves my point, that richest candidate or the one who at140 Apr 2019 #18

Again... the original point WAS about personal wealth NOT being as important as donations. ehrnst Apr 2019 #19

What has Perriello to do with senator Warren? at140 Apr 2019 #20

She endorsed him, even though by your metrics, he "disgusts" you. ehrnst Apr 2019 #21

And this is what happens...you need money to play the game. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #14

Could be wrong but I don't think there is a better advocate for Jarqui Mar 2019 #4

I'm donating to Warren's campaign, won't you? rgbecker Mar 2019 #5

DU has an ActBlue link for Warren for POTUS Omaha Steve Mar 2019 #7