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DirkGently

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9. Money & connections are nice ...

Reply to nashville_brook (Reply #4)

Fri May 29, 2015, 09:26 AM

May 2015

...but people still have the vote. And it doesn't cost a billion dollars to get a message out anymore.

I can't wait to see the new Endless Dark Money regime go splat when some "inevitable" candidate with all the right friends and all the right numbers loses to better ideas.

It's the only hope for democracy at this point, but I think it can be done.

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The Proof Centrism is DEAD -- who is burying "no difference btw Ds & Rs" [View all] nashville_brook May 2015 OP

This - djean111 May 2015 #1

i spent too long believing this would solve things, back in the 90s nashville_brook May 2015 #3

"Third way;" "No labels," etc etc. = GREEDEOLOGY DirkGently May 2015 #2

well, that depends. Hillary is selling it and lots of people are buying it. nashville_brook May 2015 #4

Money & connections are nice ... DirkGently May 2015 #9

centrism is predicated on there not being a difference, complains when anyone says MisterP May 2015 #5

i might have to map that out :) nashville_brook May 2015 #6

That's beautiful. DirkGently May 2015 #7

... nashville_brook May 2015 #8

Krugman disagrees with "no difference btw Ds & Rs" on economic policy. On social issues pampango May 2015 #10

Thats an interesting observation. DirkGently May 2015 #11

K to the R KG May 2015 #12