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TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)

15. I agree with her.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:52 AM

Feb 2020

In Bloomberg's case, at least we know where the money is coming from. For candidates benefiting from advertising paid for by PACs, Super PACs, or bundlers, the sources are often a bit shadowy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters sees little difference in Bloomberg using his fortune and others.... [View all] mia Feb 2020 OP

She's not wrong. PAMod Feb 2020 #1

We are already there. . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #2

And it will stay that way with Citizen United and a Republican controlled Congress and WH. usaf-vet Feb 2020 #9

I forget, did Ross Perot fund his own campaign in '92? BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #3

I don't remember if he totally self funded sunnybrook Feb 2020 #6

Although he did buy blocks of time sunnybrook Feb 2020 #10

I loved his pointer for all of his charts... BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #11

Enjoyed the memory of his dried and shriveled up alligator foot....his "voodoo stick". mia Feb 2020 #14

Ha! Love it! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #17

Which begs the question as to why we even need political parties. jalan48 Feb 2020 #4

Buying ads and buying an elected office are not quite the same thing. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #8

True that's why Bloomberg has more than just ads and the aggregate is buying an office. The rules uponit7771 Feb 2020 #16

The republicans established the massive increase in political election spending. CITIZEN UNITED! usaf-vet Feb 2020 #5

That, in a nut shell, is the argument in favor of Citizens United. n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #7

With Citizens United as the law of the land, it kind of has to be that way. tinrobot Feb 2020 #12

Trump has met his match. slumcamper Feb 2020 #13

I agree with her. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15