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Recursion

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34. Actually they can't even ask

Reply to Koinos (Reply #27)

Sun Nov 1, 2015, 05:09 AM

Nov 2015

There can be zero coordination. A guy from Missouri is in jail for asking a superPAC to pull an ad.

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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