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HooptieWagon

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7. Money.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:53 PM

Jun 2015

Not just donations, but future book deals, speeches, jobs in think tanks and Fox....hell, a reality TV show isn't unprecedented.
Then of course there's always Ego.

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Question: When Did Running For The Republican Party's Presidential Nomination, Amount To... [View all] WillyT Jun 2015 OP

billionaires are looking to buy a presidency rurallib Jun 2015 #1

Most Excellent Point !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #2

sounds great except republicans' idea of a marketplace doesn't involve robust competition. unblock Jun 2015 #3

true. But while there may appear to be much product rurallib Jun 2015 #5

pretty good analogy. then again, not all gm cars were defective.... unblock Jun 2015 #9

Like Trump. Exilednight Jun 2015 #4

They've been on that trajectory since the 90s... JHB Jun 2015 #6

Simplified? Wilms Jun 2015 #8

Money. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #7