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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is the first real Citizens United election
Whatever we saw play out over the last 3 months in Wisconsin, expect a much larger scale version of it to happen nationwide starting in August. Now the GOP high-rollers know it works.
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This is the first real Citizens United election (Original Post)
0rganism
Jun 2012
OP
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)1. This is a mega-wakeup call
We must unite! No more destroying Obama or each other, we can't afford that now
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)2. First of all occupy the media, then the GOP funders
it's the only way
0rganism
(23,950 posts)5. We need anonymous to crack the donor rosters for the SuperPACs
People need to know who's bankrolling the takeover.
jillan
(39,451 posts)7. Why isn't the narrative that they are hiding something - Saudi money??
They can say that the President is not a US citizen - we can surely start saying they are hiding terrorist money or something.
0rganism
(23,950 posts)9. easy one to answer with a question: who owns the narrative?
Search your heart Luke, you know it to be true.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)11. Time to get off the couch
elleng
(130,895 posts)10. Other way around, imo.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)12. We will have to plan now
elleng
(130,895 posts)14. Yes, if we could get our energy up.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)3. I don't even want to think about it because it makes me too sick right now.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)4. Bingo. This is the correct answer. n/t
elleng
(130,895 posts)6. Right.
On to Canada?
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)8. Yep. It's what I've insisted all along
I think as anything even remotely resembling a representative Democracy, we're through.
spanone
(135,831 posts)13. expect it at least 100%. the winner takes all.
money is now the greatest voting block thanks to citizens united