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Democratic Primaries

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4. I guess it depends on what you mean by dark money

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 11:39 PM

Apr 2019

I don't see donated money as either dark or light. I see it more as coming from a good place or a bad place.

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

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All candidates need money and it really does matter where they get it [View all] leftofcool Apr 2019 OP

What matters is that it's legal and completely accounted for. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1

Would you be willing to define "insufficiently pure" leftofcool Apr 2019 #3

"Insufficiently pure" would be defined by the candidate. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #8

I wouldn't hold that against him either leftofcool Apr 2019 #13

I don't see where you mention dark money. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #2

I guess it depends on what you mean by dark money leftofcool Apr 2019 #4

Can a Corporation Donate in a Presidential Election? Eko Apr 2019 #5

According to the rules, no leftofcool Apr 2019 #6

Are you accusing Eko Apr 2019 #7

Nope leftofcool Apr 2019 #9

Then what is the point of the post. Eko Apr 2019 #10

Here, let me suggest this. Eko Apr 2019 #11

The NRA is not likely to contribute a dime to a Democratic candidate, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #16

Yeah, Eko Apr 2019 #18

I think there's a lot of confusion about who can make political contributions. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #12

Yup. Eko Apr 2019 #14

It does get very confusing leftofcool Apr 2019 #15

I never had a problem with Goldman Sachs employees leftofcool Apr 2019 #19

CEOs of large corporations have the same donation limits as everyone else. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #20

I wasn't talkiing about their limits. It's their influence leftofcool Apr 2019 #21

What influence is that? They can't make their employees donate to a candidate. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #22

it is the influence CEO's have over our candidates leftofcool Apr 2019 #23

That same Comcast exec also held a fund-raiser for Obama. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #24