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23. I can't

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 08:53 AM

Mar 2017

base anything on your conspiracy theories.

And reality is that MONEY in politics is corrosive.

I won't screw over my beliefs to compete with a scumbag on their terms. That's how Democrats lose, by making the differences between us and them smaller.

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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