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Related: About this forumWill the Democratic Party stand up in opposition to Citizens United?
This article lays out the scale of corruption we are facing and lays open an exciting prospect for candidates willing to run against the corporate influence in our nations political system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/us/politics/groups-shield-political-gifts-of-businesses.html?partner=MYWAY&ei=5065
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Will the Democratic Party stand up in opposition to Citizens United? (Original Post)
randr
Jul 2012
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They'll join right in.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. Could it be, they both have reasons ?
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)3. They both are willing to sell out for corporate interests. nt
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)4. mostly no
A few good ones will. Most are happy to get bought out by the Kochs.
That's going to be new set up. One Koch bro will buy the Republicans and the other Koch bro will buy the Democrats.
One will try banning the word 'vagina' and the other will run against the vagina ban. That's democracy.