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gollygee

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10. You can't buy an election

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 11:38 AM

Feb 2020

but you can't run a campaign without money.

I would love to change the rules but we can't win an election this year with the current rules unless we run a 2020 campaign. 1980s campaigns won't win today.

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

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Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy elections in the United States of America. [View all] Uncle Joe Feb 2020 OP

He really has Sanders supporters scared. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #1

Totally agree. We are lucky in Illinois that our governor is really good. But, money should be mucifer Feb 2020 #2

Buying a campaign. Can't buy elections. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #3

bernie brags about raking in tens of millions. hypocricy. nt msongs Feb 2020 #4

No one is buying elections. EVERY candidate is buying our attention wyldwolf Feb 2020 #5

That's right. We need to guard against the John Connally candidates and their massive support . . . Journeyman Feb 2020 #6

Well, poor people certainly can't afford to. Nt jmg257 Feb 2020 #7

Bernie is also trying to buy the election using the taxpayer dollars Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #8

And real democrats don't say they will bern down the dnc. we can do it Feb 2020 #9

You can't buy an election gollygee Feb 2020 #10

And millionaires shouldn't join a party only when it suits them and then spend their time bashing UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #11