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Old 07-05-2015, 12:57 PM
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Even with Citizens United on their side, money bags like Koch Bros., Soros or Adelson cannot influence elections at the national level imo.
I don't think that's entirely true. Thanks to our electoral college system in a close election you can use your monetary advantage to micro-target one or two close swing states. I'd like to see the electoral college done away with.

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Term limits and outlaw gerrymandering to level the field.
I agree that gerrymandering needs to go. But I don't like term limits. If you get someone good in there, you should be able to keep them.
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