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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Okay, correction, this is apparently a General Election fund, not a primary fund.
They basically want to bombard the GOP from orbit with money.
An open letter to Rep. John Lews
edited 12th Feb '16 7:38:49 PM by PotatoesRock
And from what I remember, DWS was chosen less for her competence and more for her vast network of contacts she's built up.
The DNC removing the limits on Super PAC contributions is just the main line of attack against Sanders—the real defense are the superdelegates.
When asked on CNN to settle concerns that the system is rigged, Debbie Wasserman Schultz pretty much admitted that it is:
DNC Chair: Superdelegates Exist to Protect Party Leaders from Grassroots Competition
edited 12th Feb '16 10:01:54 PM by SolipsistOwl
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Yeah, but all anyone seems to care about is the fact that Trump swore.
Yeah, but criticizing Trump for that is bullshit. (ha ha) Trump's already made it clear that his campaign is based on being a Cowboy Politician who doesn't have to play by the same rules as everyone else in Washington.
Jeb! decides to demonstrate his foreign-policy chops in a good, sensible way.
i'm torn on the issue of discourse in politics. I think maintaining the fiction that we all get along is fairly corrosive all on its own (i know, personally, for many high profile republicans, i'd just flip them the bird and move on in lieu of conversing at all), but I also like the idea of there being a space in American society where everyone is well-behaved.
I think Trump used that word deliberately, to further stir the pot but to also see if he can't work more curse words in and do the thing where he singlehandedly lowers the bar for discourse (since the idea is appeal to the workingman versus party elites, and average people curse a lot. The question is if they curse in their formal/business dealings, or are comfortable with people who do).
Ex Obama official says Clinton should quite the race.
General Michael Flynn further stated that if he had done the things Clinton did he would "be out the door and probably in jail."
(NYT) Batter bank stocks reflect not just jitters but mistrust
or "Investors have a severe mistrust of both the banks and their regulators."
Or to put it more succinctly: Even Wall Street hates Wall Street.
edited 13th Feb '16 11:22:13 AM by PotatoesRock
There is no reality where Clinton will face criminal charges unless the FBI is certain it can prosecute. This is too politicized an issue, and she too public an official.
However, if sources admit that the FBI has spoken with Abedin or any of Clinton's other top aides, then we can infer the investigation is looking for leverage. They need people to flip to go forward.

edited 12th Feb '16 6:55:34 PM by sgamer82