Campaign Finance

catswiththum · #1 07-19-2015, 07:52 PM

Buying candidates one of the largest hindrances (IMO) to good governance.

All parties, all candidates smell when it comes to campaign finance - hold your nose and throw a dart at the board.

Here is how campaign finance is regulated worldwide - a very user friendly database with a lot of info I was unaware of:

http://www.idea.int/political-finance/

Tom Joad · #2 07-19-2015, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by catswiththum

All parties, all candidates smell when it comes to campaign finance -

Not all of them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...dollar-donors/

Now take back what you said as it applies to Bernie Sanders.

catswiththum · #3 07-19-2015, 08:08 PM

The show's not over yet . . .

bobabode · #4 07-19-2015, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by catswiththum

Buying candidates one of the largest hindrances (IMO) to good governance.

All parties, all candidates smell when it comes to campaign finance - hold your nose and throw a dart at the board.

Here is how campaign finance is regulated worldwide - a very user friendly database with a lot of info I was unaware of:

http://www.idea.int/political-finance/

Don't blame us Dems, it were your boys on the SCOTUS that gutted campaign financing laws through that Citizens United case.

We'uns ain't unilaterally disarming and Hillary is going to kick John Ellis Bush's ass up on his shoulders.

bobabode · #5 07-19-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Not all of them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...dollar-donors/

Now take back what you said as it applies to Bernie Sanders.

We sent $10 + shipping for a couple of bumper stickers to Bernie. I wanted a souvenir to go along with my McGovern button.

Patty's going to fly both Hillary and Bernie bumper stickers on her car.

Boreas · #6 07-19-2015, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

We sent $10 + shipping for a couple of bumper stickers to Bernie. I wanted a souvenir to go along with my McGovern button.

Patty's going to fly both Hillary and Bernie bumper stickers on her car.

You better frickin' vote for him too!

bobabode · #7 07-19-2015, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

You better frickin' vote for him too!

Fuck that, I'm voting for Trump in the primaries.

Tom Joad · #8 07-19-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

We sent $10 + shipping for a couple of bumper stickers to Bernie. I wanted a souvenir to go along with my McGovern button.

Patty's going to fly both Hillary and Bernie bumper stickers on her car.

Cool.

Think I'll get one too.

I ordered a Bernie T-shirt a couple of weeks ago.

According to tracking it should be here tomorrow.

Gonna get a coffee mug too.

djv8ga · #9 07-20-2015, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Think I'll get one too.

Me too.

catswiththum · #10 07-20-2015, 08:00 AM

Sigh. I do not frequent those boneheaded right wing forums because they are nothing close to conservative and rabidly attack facts if they are contrary to their beliefs.

Although conservative, I have enjoyed listening here because, although a largely Democratic forum, a majority of the members have appeared unopposed to rational thought.

Unfortunately, it seems a bandwagon is a bandwagon - just different drivers.