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"Louisiana voters chose Saturday to send Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, filling the nation's last Senate seat and giving the GOP a 52-48 edge in the chamber when the new term begins in January."
This could mean that the GOP get the power to eliminate all restrictions on campaign finance for good, so that the billionaire class can just hand over 3 billion or 10 billion to their candidates of choice directly and those candidates will get a script and work for them. It looks increasingly impossible for the working class folks of America to compete against this amount of financial power in the future, essentially making it impossible to ever again win any office except maybe school board without begging the super rich for money.
This could mean that the GOP get the power to eliminate all restrictions on campaign finance for good, so that the billionaire class can just hand over 3 billion or 10 billion to their candidates of choice directly and those candidates will get a script and work for them. It looks increasingly impossible for the working class folks of America to compete against this amount of financial power in the future, essentially making it impossible to ever again win any office except maybe school board without begging the super rich for money.
The people ultimately cast the votes, not the commercials, PCAL.
The people ultimately cast the votes, not the commercials, PCAL.
Commercials are just a small part of it. Campaign infrastructure, offices, paid campaign employees, travel expenses etc etc. Try run for office and see how you'll do with no money and no name recognition. The billionaire class have you by the balls, and their dream of no restrictions on campaign finance is now in sight. They can then give a script to their puppet and these paid employees of the donor class will crush the opposition. This is the plutocracy you must be prepared for. And this means elimination of SS, Medicare and Medicaid as well. The donor class have no use for it.
This could mean that the GOP get the power to eliminate all restrictions on campaign finance for good, so that the billionaire class can just hand over 3 billion or 10 billion to their candidates of choice directly and those candidates will get a script and work for them. It looks increasingly impossible for the working class folks of America to compete against this amount of financial power in the future, essentially making it impossible to ever again win any office except maybe school board without begging the super rich for money.
Hillary spent a record amount on the elections and lost in embarrassing fashion. You still do not understand why the (D)'s have went from huge majorities in the House, Senate and owning the White House to where they are now in only eight years.
It was less that people supported the (R)'s than they completely rejected the (D)'s. How do you expect to do anything positive when you put a 76 year old Ryan Leaf back in at QB?
Commercials are just a small part of it. Campaign infrastructure, offices, paid campaign employees, travel expenses etc etc. Try run for office and see how you'll do with no money and no name recognition. The billionaire class have you by the balls, and their dream of no restrictions on campaign finance is now in sight. They can then give a script to their puppet and these paid employees of the donor class will crush the opposition. This is the plutocracy you must be prepared for. And this means elimination of SS, Medicare and Medicaid as well. The donor class have no use for it.
Sanders drew huge crowds. He had people excited. He had the message. The DNC actively worked against him. They stacked the deck even before things got going. This is why the (D)'s lost. It was NOT because of money. Hillary spent more than anyone.
This could mean that the GOP get the power to eliminate all restrictions on campaign finance for good, so that the billionaire class can just hand over 3 billion or 10 billion to their candidates of choice directly and those candidates will get a script and work for them. It looks increasingly impossible for the working class folks of America to compete against this amount of financial power in the future, essentially making it impossible to ever again win any office except maybe school board without begging the super rich for money.
Even money like Soros'?
Hey, next time you visit Louisiana, stop by and I'll give you some table scraps and if you are nice, a bandaid and an aspirin.
Signed,
Benevolent & retired working-class guy
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