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Bernie Sanders

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. Bad idea.....

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:29 PM

Feb 2016

the small positives from it would be far out-weighted by the negatives. We would lose some of the feeling of uniqueness that this campaign has, which helps energize it's supporters. It would allow other campaigns, who awash in outside money, to color Bernie as no different.

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Open Discussion by & for Berners re: Funding Bernie's long-term GE win. [View all] 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 OP

Bad idea..... daleanime Feb 2016 #1

I think that depends on how the support is structured, and what is being "promised" <-nothing 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #2

To be clear 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #3

I give monthly, plus other times, and I haven't reached 500 yet. Punkingal Feb 2016 #4

It needs to be done RIGHT! Here are some thoughts... Peace Patriot Feb 2016 #5

Thank you for your comments. And I agree about the pristine part. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #6

Not only is it a bad idea Mufaddal Feb 2016 #7

Maybe that's why the donors said "...whether he wants it or not" 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #9

Understood Mufaddal Feb 2016 #11

Okay, just a couple of ideas. First Hillary is being hurt a lot jwirr Feb 2016 #8

This is the kind of creative thinking I was hoping for with the OP, so thanks nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #10