2016 Postmortem

zazen

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4. I know: so let's DEMAND Clinton put her money where her mouth is--if she's serious, reject them

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:45 AM

Oct 2015

If her change on financial and electoral reform is so heartfelt, then she should willing to suffer along with the rest of the candidates to support her newly found opinions.

Until she does, we can't take her promises seriously.

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Clinton, Sanders & O'Malley should pledge to reject/return Super PAC funds during primary [View all] zazen Oct 2015 OP

My vote is that we wave a white flag of surrender and all candidates BootinUp Oct 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #2

Mine is that they refuse that dirty money and use what is now a top issue sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #18

I agree in spirit BUT most voters don't even know WTF you are talking about. MH1 Oct 2015 #30

This thread makes it pretty clear that people don't grasp superpacs Recursion Nov 2015 #38

Yup. Agschmid Nov 2015 #41

Bernie Does Not Have Super Pac - No Funds To Return cantbeserious Oct 2015 #3

I know: so let's DEMAND Clinton put her money where her mouth is--if she's serious, reject them zazen Oct 2015 #4

Agree - She Should Reject - However, She Is Funded By Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks cantbeserious Oct 2015 #5

And this is the SOLE reason for a cry by a Sanders supporter to have Clinton and O'Malley BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #8

One Must Be Fearful That HRC Is Unable To Coerce Americans Without The Help cantbeserious Oct 2015 #9

Sanders supporters must be fearful he can't get a decent SuperPAC to support him BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #12

Only Fearful Of HRC As President - God Save Us All cantbeserious Oct 2015 #13

I know you might not mean it in that way BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #14

Actually No - I Don't Fear Them - Just Like I Don't Fear The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way cantbeserious Oct 2015 #15

That's not what I said in my post. I said you *share* the same fears as those groups; BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #17

Actually It Is Not Fear - It Is Sadness For What Will Become Of The Country - Tragedy In Waiting cantbeserious Oct 2015 #19

But you used the word "fear". Just wanted to point that out. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #20

Fearful For The Sadness That Awaits All Citizens With A HRC Presidency cantbeserious Oct 2015 #22

Then you should be fearful of the terror that awaits ALL citizens with a Repub presidency BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #23

No Not Fearful At All - If The Citizens Elect Either Of The Establishment Party Candidates cantbeserious Oct 2015 #24

No candidate has a Super PAC Recursion Nov 2015 #36

Right. Tie our candidates' hands while allowing Repubs to rake in the dough to use against us?? BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #6

I said, during PRIMARY ONLY: NOT General Election zazen Oct 2015 #10

It's a moot point, zazen. SuperPACs are prohibited to coodinate *directly* with the candidates BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #16

But..but..purchasing a government is expensive! Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #7

Super Pacs can not give funds directly to candidates. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #11

They should reject Super PACs for the entire election. nt LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #21

What does that even mean? Recursion Nov 2015 #37

Let me google that for you LostOne4Ever Nov 2015 #39

This is one thing pinebox Oct 2015 #25

This is a "Hard Choice" only one of them is making. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #26

No it's not. This is so hilarious. Recursion Nov 2015 #35

This poll is based on a misunderstanding. Koinos Oct 2015 #27

The OP explains it clearly Motown_Johnny Oct 2015 #28

Your version of the OP just isn't there. Koinos Nov 2015 #44

It is very clear. Maybe you just don't want to accept it. Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #45

The only "misunderstanding" is that... 99Forever Oct 2015 #29

Actually they can't even ask Recursion Nov 2015 #34

Candidates cannot thwart the free speech protection that has been "awarded" by SCOTUS to super PACs. Koinos Nov 2015 #43

UNREC brooklynite Oct 2015 #31

I don't participate in push polls. Pass. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #32

If they took any super PAC funds they could go to jail Recursion Nov 2015 #33

CBS news 8/11/15: "Pro-Clinton super PAC gets $1 million secret contribution" zazen Nov 2015 #40

It is illegal for her to try to tell the super PAC what to do Recursion Nov 2015 #42

Hillary is in it to win it. This ain't beanbags. oasis Nov 2015 #46