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(5,026 posts) Sat May 9, 2015, 10:46 AM May 2015

Rachel Maddow - Distended US campaign season contrasts with UK's efficiency

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Rachel Maddow - Distended US campaign season contrasts with UK's efficiency (Original Post) Galraedia May 2015 OP

Hey, Rachel - it takes time to grease all of those palms, to spread all of that money around. n/t djean111 May 2015 #1

No, it takes time to frustrate and disinfranchise.... daleanime May 2015 #3

Yeah, that, too. djean111 May 2015 #4

When one of only two parties is not required by law to pander to the beliefs of a handful of rural voters in Fred Sanders May 2015 #2

See what happens when politics isn't a TV show? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #5

American Politicians Thespian2 May 2015 #6

djean111

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1. Hey, Rachel - it takes time to grease all of those palms, to spread all of that money around. n/t

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Sat May 9, 2015, 10:54 AM

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daleanime

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3. No, it takes time to frustrate and disinfranchise....

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Sat May 9, 2015, 11:15 AM

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millions of voters.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

4. Yeah, that, too.

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Sat May 9, 2015, 11:20 AM

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Fred Sanders

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2. When one of only two parties is not required by law to pander to the beliefs of a handful of rural voters in

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Sat May 9, 2015, 10:54 AM

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in WhereIsThatLand? and there are actually campaign finance and campaign law, and where the media is not completely corrupted by money...yes, democracy can work without Endless Campaign Season.

Spitfire of ATJ

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5. See what happens when politics isn't a TV show?

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Sat May 9, 2015, 11:30 AM

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Thespian2

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6. American Politicians

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Sat May 9, 2015, 09:05 PM

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Never stop running for office...true on all levels: local to national...

Like the UK, Canada takes little time to hold elections...because it makes sense that the Members of Parliament get busy and do their jobs...not fund-raise...

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