DainBramaged
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Thu Jan-21-10 03:55 PM
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WOW, Thom Hartmann just made a GREAT point |
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Edited on Thu Jan-21-10 03:57 PM by DainBramaged
IF Sarah Falin can line up enough corporate money, she could wind up the next president.
THAT is fucking scary.
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Hello_Kitty
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:01 PM
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1. Here's something just as scary. |
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Corporations can go into safe Blue districts and run faux-Dems against progressives, even incumbents, and win. Raul Grijalva, for example, gets elected in one of the lowest turnout districts in the country. So it's entirely possible that some well-funded fake "liberal" could take him out.
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:03 PM
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He had 4 DLC primary opponents last time. It can only get worse, thanks to this bullshit.
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DainBramaged
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:03 PM
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3. Like I said in an eariler thread, just the THREAT of corporate money |
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could cause a candidate to back out or change his campaign.
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:14 PM
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4. Real elections are now just a memory. |
DainBramaged
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:38 PM
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5. It's so sad, it's like the Constitution never existed with these Fascists |
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