From 4 to more than 40 in 1 election cycle

Padawanbater2

Padawanbater2

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"Adam Bozzi, communications director for End Citizens United, predicts that “20 or 30 or 40” candidates who reject corporate PAC money will win their House races this November, and that “a couple more senators” will soon join the seven who have already done so. (Those senators are Warren, D-Mass.; Sanders, I-Vt.; Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Harris, D-Calif.; Booker, D-N.J.; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.) These candidates “are not going to be bullied around” in Congress, Bozzi said. “That, plus the presidential primary, will lead to candidates pushing each other on these issues,” he added."

"THE MOVEMENT TO get money out of politics has fueled a massive, rapid, and poorly understood sea change — one that’s come to a head in the 2018 cycle. According to End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform political action committee, 208 candidates took the “no corporate PACs” pledge this cycle. Of those candidates, 124 won their primaries, including big names like Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democrat challenging Ted Cruz’s Senate seat, and Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent candidate from New York City who ousted Joe Crowley, one of the top Democrats in Congress. (End Citizens United endorsed Crowley in the primary, despite his long record of taking corporate contributions, not expecting him to face a real challenge.)"

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Fogdog

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Padawanbater2 said:
"Adam Bozzi, communications director for End Citizens United, predicts that “20 or 30 or 40” candidates who reject corporate PAC money will win their House races this November, and that “a couple more senators” will soon join the seven who have already done so. (Those senators are Warren, D-Mass.; Sanders, I-Vt.; Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Harris, D-Calif.; Booker, D-N.J.; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.) These candidates “are not going to be bullied around” in Congress, Bozzi said. “That, plus the presidential primary, will lead to candidates pushing each other on these issues,” he added."

"THE MOVEMENT TO get money out of politics has fueled a massive, rapid, and poorly understood sea change — one that’s come to a head in the 2018 cycle. According to End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform political action committee, 208 candidates took the “no corporate PACs” pledge this cycle. Of those candidates, 124 won their primaries, including big names like Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democrat challenging Ted Cruz’s Senate seat, and Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent candidate from New York City who ousted Joe Crowley, one of the top Democrats in Congress. (End Citizens United endorsed Crowley in the primary, despite his long record of taking corporate contributions, not expecting him to face a real challenge.)"

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20 to 40 out of 470 seats. (4% to 9% of the national contests) You guys are so prone to manipulative data.

Not saying this is a bad thing. With those people and the nearly 100% of all seated Democrats in favor of campaign finance reform we can get the amendment to repeal Citizens United and other odious Supreme Court rulings. This presupposes Republicans are no longer in control of either house in Congress or the Presidency.
 
Padawanbater2

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Fogdog said:
20 to 40 out of 470 seats. (4% to 9% of the national contests) You guys are so prone to manipulative data.

Not saying this is a bad thing. With those people and the nearly 100% of all seated Democrats in favor of campaign finance reform we can get the amendment to repeal Citizens United and other odious Supreme Court rulings. This presupposes Republicans are no longer in control of either house in Congress or the Presidency.
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Padawanbater2 said:
According to End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform political action committee, 208 candidates took the “no corporate PACs” pledge this cycle. Of those candidates, 124 won their primaries
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schuylaar

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Padawanbater2 said:
"Adam Bozzi, communications director for End Citizens United, predicts that “20 or 30 or 40” candidates who reject corporate PAC money will win their House races this November, and that “a couple more senators” will soon join the seven who have already done so. (Those senators are Warren, D-Mass.; Sanders, I-Vt.; Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Harris, D-Calif.; Booker, D-N.J.; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.) These candidates “are not going to be bullied around” in Congress, Bozzi said. “That, plus the presidential primary, will lead to candidates pushing each other on these issues,” he added."

"THE MOVEMENT TO get money out of politics has fueled a massive, rapid, and poorly understood sea change — one that’s come to a head in the 2018 cycle. According to End Citizens United, a campaign finance reform political action committee, 208 candidates took the “no corporate PACs” pledge this cycle. Of those candidates, 124 won their primaries, including big names like Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democrat challenging Ted Cruz’s Senate seat, and Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent candidate from New York City who ousted Joe Crowley, one of the top Democrats in Congress. (End Citizens United endorsed Crowley in the primary, despite his long record of taking corporate contributions, not expecting him to face a real challenge.)"

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non corporate sponsored candidates have my vote.

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schuylaar

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Herb & Suds said:
Not voting for President in 2020?
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that really says something doesn't it.

Bernie Sanders relies on grassroots; it's not hard to do if you have a message and policies are doable:

  1. Medicare for all
  2. $15 Federal Minimum Wage
  3. College Loan Forgiveness/Free College (non private)

all of the above is quite doable.
 
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Herb & Suds

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schuylaar said:
that really says something doesn't it.

Bernie Sanders relies on grassroots; it's not hard to do if you have a message and policies are doable:

  1. Medicare for all
  2. $15 Federal Minimum Wage
  3. College Loan Forgiveness/Free College (non private)

all of the above is quite doable.
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Financed by?
 
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schuylaar

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Herb & Suds said:
Votes only matter if the candidate can win
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wrong...

they win by who shows.

don't get caught up in the tribal/team 'us versus them' mindset..it's a dangerous place to go..Yale Professor Jason Stanley explains in his new book:


Professor Stanley explains to his 3-year-old..'one big daddy'.
 
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Padawanbater2

Padawanbater2

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Herb & Suds said:
Financed by?
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The same way we just financed the GOP tax scam and the hike in the defense budget that was enough to fund universal college

Nobody ever asks how we'll fund Republican policies. People only seem to care about the costs when it goes to fund issues that will help working class and poor Americans

Medicare for all saves $2 trillion. The current system costs more and produces worse results. So the question shouldn't be "how are we going to finance it?", it should be "how are we going to continue to finance the current system?"
 
Fogdog

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Padawanbater2 said:
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Exactly.

Your earlier post had it completely wrong. There are plenty of Democrats who are not accepting corporate PAC money. I'm glad you've come to realize that Democratic law makers take campaign finance reform seriously. As a I said, the 20 to 40 that your earlier post crowed about will be welcomed by the nearly 100% of seated Democratic Caucus lawmakers who support the repeal of Citizen's United. You are fighting your own shadow.
 
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