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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
2. It's been pretty clear he is putting limited resources toward accounting.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 11:39 AM
Jun 2016

I think it's understandable. He can clear up all of the issues after the primaries.

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
5. Don't forget that above all democracy is about money.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:36 PM
Jun 2016

A single contribution to Clinton from an avowed member of the One Percent (not mentioning any names) could equal 100 from typical Bernie supporters.

And some people are actually proud of this.



RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
9. Yes, they did. And here's why.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 01:25 PM
Jun 2016

The Sanders campaign refused to buy into the conventional wisdom that SuperPACs were necessities. Unlike other campaigns that seem to run on an implicit slogan of "Sorry, but that's just the way it is" the Sanders campaign rejected the absurd idea that you need to accept the status quo to fight the status quo. And, for the most part, it has succeeded. Not only has it proven that SuperPACs aren't a requirement, but it has considerably democratized the fundraising process so it more closely resembles the voting process.

Unfortunately, those who depend upon the success of the status quo are pushing back with vengeance. And who can blame them? The Sanders campaign is a direct threat to their power and influence and, yes, to some of their wealth as well. And they are a formidable adversary. They not only control most of the country's wealth but also most of its politicians as well as the principal channels of communication that play such a crucial role in fashioning public opinions and perceptions.

In 1933, Robert Sterling Clark, the heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was so threatened by the Franklin Roosevelt Administration that he was willing to risk half his fortune to save the other half. Clark was one of the principal financiers for a hare-brained plot to organize veterans to overthrow FDR. Of course, the plot failed, but people like Clark didn't abandon their dream. They simply regrouped. Not only are they still with us, but to their credit they have learned from their mistakes.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
6. I think they filed for an extension till the 15th....
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:38 PM
Jun 2016

Although it was telling when they said they had enough money to go to the convention without releasing the $ amt

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