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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's not just about putting Bernie in the White House. It's about much more! [View all]Human101948
(3,457 posts)30. By getting in bed with lobbyists?
The DNC Just Declared War on Bernie Sanders Political Revolution
Jacqueline Pine | February 12, 2016
The Democratic National Committee, headed by the massively unpopular Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has just lifted the last restrictions preventing the DNC from receiving direct contributions from Wall Street and special interest lobbyists.
Under the new rules, political action committees (PACs) and other corporate lobbyists and special interests are now free to donate unlimited sums to the DNC itself. The previous restrictions were put in place by President Barack Obama after his own election, which he marked by saying, We are going to change how Washington works.
http://usuncut.com/news/the-dnc-opens-the-gates-to-unlimited-wall-street-funding/
Jacqueline Pine | February 12, 2016
The Democratic National Committee, headed by the massively unpopular Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has just lifted the last restrictions preventing the DNC from receiving direct contributions from Wall Street and special interest lobbyists.
Under the new rules, political action committees (PACs) and other corporate lobbyists and special interests are now free to donate unlimited sums to the DNC itself. The previous restrictions were put in place by President Barack Obama after his own election, which he marked by saying, We are going to change how Washington works.
http://usuncut.com/news/the-dnc-opens-the-gates-to-unlimited-wall-street-funding/
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It's not just about putting Bernie in the White House. It's about much more! [View all]
pat_k
Mar 2016
OP
Thanks for the Nelson Mandela quote. I love to look to past leaders and past
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2016
#1
Like Hillary? Running a political Ponzi scheme to circumvent campaign contribution laws?
Human101948
Apr 2016
#28
That's the challenge. Can 'the movement' outlast "the Bernie Sanders' campaign"?
HereSince1628
Mar 2016
#4
A revolution cannot be sustained without a leader who offers hope, Clinton tells us why we cannot ..
slipslidingaway
Mar 2016
#22
Thank you! Inspiring piece about perseverance, hope and making new alliances along the way
slipslidingaway
Mar 2016
#19
I agree. Immobility is part of the shock response. Many remain more or less immobilized, but a force
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#27