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Democratic Primaries

Eko

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11. Here, let me suggest this.

Reply to leftofcool (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 11:54 PM

Apr 2019

No candidate can survive alone with just individual donors all the way to the convention, not with 20 people in the race. So PACS are fine, lobbyists are fine but let's not pretend that all PACS are good or all lobbyists are good. Money from the NRA, not good. Taking money from the Nurses Union, good, money from organized labor unions, good, money from former politicians and celebrities who hold fundraisers, all good. For me, there is a difference and it matters.

Better?

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

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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

Did you disapprove of President Obama's fundraising, too? And if so, would you rather have had him highplainsdem Apr 2019 #17

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

All the same, I respect my preferred candidate for sticking to his principles leftofcool Apr 2019 #25