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OnDoutside

(20,860 posts) Wed Mar 22, 2017, 05:32 AM Mar 2017

Where are all the Democratic supporting Billionaires ? Or do they not exist ? [View all]

This is something I can't understand, you have the likes of the Koch brothers, Mercers etc pumping hundreds of millions of dollars (and more) into "covert" Republican operations, why aren't Democratic Billionaire supporters doing the same ?

It feels like the Democratic Party is a punch drunk boxer, just standing there taking hit after hit and not giving it back. And I'm not even talking about lying or underhand stuff as the Reps do, but getting the truth out there from 50/50 states to deep red states, to people who only watch Fox, go on RW sites or listen to the RW nutjobs.

The likes of Gates, Soros and Buffet do great philanthropic work but what the Republicans are doing could set America back decades in the type of Social Justice changes that they themselves advocate.

Where's the strategy ? Where's the action ? Where are the big Democratic backers ?

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Where are all the Democratic supporting Billionaires ? Or do they not exist ? [View all] OnDoutside Mar 2017 OP

Welll lies Mar 2017 #1

How's that taking money out of politics working then ? I would suggest OnDoutside Mar 2017 #4

It's not been tried lies Mar 2017 #19

Because until Democrats regain control, the battle is lost on taking big money out of politics. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #20

I can't lies Mar 2017 #23

By behaving like a Pollyanna, you'll be waiting a while for Republicans to see the error of their OnDoutside Mar 2017 #26

Nope lies Mar 2017 #37

You're just thinking Rep covert ops, no, I'd say few Democrats want to go down that road OnDoutside Mar 2017 #41

Mayor Bloomberg as well Amishman Mar 2017 #12

That's the type of fightback that is needed. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #15

Democratic billionaires like to sell software, laptops, pads, ketchup, cheese democratisphere Mar 2017 #2

Could be, but where the US is now might destroy the economy. That won't do much for sales. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #5

you want them to put money into covert operations ? JI7 Mar 2017 #3

But Reps use covert ops for bad, you could just as easily use those ops for good i.e. truth OnDoutside Mar 2017 #6

they have other sources also. they go to the ones that sayc what they want to hear JI7 Mar 2017 #7

Which is why there is a need for covert ops to throw the truth across their path, in a setting that OnDoutside Mar 2017 #14

It's not about the truth for them . they hear the truth and reject it JI7 Mar 2017 #28

Yes but it would be wrong for Democrats to walk away from them. Many of these are simple people OnDoutside Mar 2017 #32

nobody is walking away from them. And they are disgusted with minorities JI7 Mar 2017 #34

We don't have as many billionaires and millionaires LeftInTX Mar 2017 #8

And yet you look at the likes of Gates, Chuck Feeney and Buffett who are outstanding OnDoutside Mar 2017 #17

I Think It's Pretty Simple ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #9

What better investment then in taking down Trump? Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #11

But Philanthropists Don't Think That Way ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #16

That is not true. We used to have big donors...but the last eight years Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #24

Well, I Now Have Whiplash ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #40

No I didn't. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #45

We need more money to fight for candidates fighting incumbents like Portman... and saving our Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #46

I read an article on this a while back NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #10

Consider this... Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #13

Thank you, this is my concern. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #18

It is my concern as well. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #22

According to Facebook.. Kentonio Mar 2017 #21

I wish that were so. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #25

AH, yes, Comrade SOWROS . . . . HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #30

They're There Me. Mar 2017 #27

Excellent, that's good news. We all want to get money and corporations out of politics but OnDoutside Mar 2017 #29

Here's an answer I've shared with Party leadership brooklynite Mar 2017 #31

True and no better example than their backing of an amoral orange despot. If Liberal funders OnDoutside Mar 2017 #33

We're all paid by Soros BainsBane Mar 2017 #35

I haven't been paid yet !!! ;) OnDoutside Mar 2017 #42

They could start with buying a couple of radio stations in the rust belt to fight hate radio. CrispyQ Mar 2017 #36

Billionaires are almost always crooked bastards who like owning slaves and polluting etc librechik Mar 2017 #38

Any TV channel would probably have to be "entertaining"...unfortunately facts aren't sexy OnDoutside Mar 2017 #43

Tom Steyer MFM008 Mar 2017 #39

Looks good OnDoutside Mar 2017 #44