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UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2015, 02:49 PM Jun 2015

NY Times/CBS Poll Concurs: Americans Hate Citizens United

A new sweeping poll done by the NY Times/CBS finds that a whopping majority of Americans from both parties are sick of the influence unfettered money has in politics.

A new NY Times poll was just released that targets the insane amounts of money being funneled into politics ever since the Roberts Court decided corporations were people and the results are staggering. I expected there to be a decided break between Republicans and Democrats since Republicans fought for years to overturn every aspect of campaign finance laws, but that was not the case. The sight of so many monstrous Super PACS have even turned off the hardcore faithful and the stats aren't even close.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/ny-timescbs-poll-concurs-americans-hate

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NY Times/CBS Poll Concurs: Americans Hate Citizens United (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jun 2015 OP

Is it time for our two minutes of hate? Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #1

Ruh roh BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #2

And yet many will support the candidate that has the billionaire's backing. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #3

And soon they will find only one current candidate that has been entirely against it since the very libdem4life Jun 2015 #4

There aren't enough cable networks..... Mustellus Jun 2015 #5

What if no one that had a brain watched any T.V. anymore? erronis Jun 2015 #6

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. Is it time for our two minutes of hate?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 03:05 PM

Jun 2015

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)

2. Ruh roh

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jun 2015

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

3. And yet many will support the candidate that has the billionaire's backing.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 04:03 PM

Jun 2015

Ironic that Citizens United came from an attempt to defeat HRC, but this time around it looks like Citizens United may help her "win" the WH.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

4. And soon they will find only one current candidate that has been entirely against it since the very

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 04:59 PM

Jun 2015

beginning.

Mustellus

(328 posts)

5. There aren't enough cable networks.....

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 05:24 PM

Jun 2015

.. to absorb all the Billionaire Buck$ that will flood the airwaves this year. Its gonna be non-stop political ads...

Except....

you might want to watch Al Jezeera. For some reason, I'd bet neither party buys ad time.

erronis

(15,335 posts)

6. What if no one that had a brain watched any T.V. anymore?

Reply to Mustellus (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jun 2015

The Fux Not News network already has its zombies encamped in their barcoloungers. They couldn't GAS about issues except some dork or bimbo that gets their heart pumping a bit more than zero/sec.

These people also aren't going to change their brain-dead opinions about anything. They may file absentee ballots from their nursing homes (handily run by RW maggots) but they are not going to interact with the candidates or the issues. Of course, we need to question who actually fills out those ballots, but that is another - much more important issue.

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