Money talks

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

one word...."Soros"

Case rested LOL

Originally Posted by Gerald Miller

Will Rogers said "America has the best politicians money can buy."

Take a look see where the money comes from this election came from for this election cycle and where it goes.

Amazing.  And some, who place bets on both sides about equally. You can also see how the money is spent, either for or against a candidate. Although I have not an analysis, it looks like most of the money is used against candidates, rather than for them (because negative ads work).

Two entities, controlled by one man, contributed more than $88 million dollars to the Republican cause.
That's more than ten percent of the TOTAL amount contributed to Republicans. You think they don't return his calls or give him special treatment?

Another single entity controlled by one man contributed about $42 million to Democratic causes or candidates-around five percent.

So much for one man, one vote.

Today, I wonder what Rogers would say. Probably something like "We want a refund because the rest of us didn't get what they richest people paid for."

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

A few years ago I was given pointers on the constitution when I said our elections would be much better if we eliminated political ads on tv. Most of the money goes to those ads. It would make a huge difference.

Originally Posted by Gerald Miller

Or, if people would turn off the TV!

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

It's not a travesty, its called Freedom of Speech.  

And it isn't the Republicans solely who don't want campaign finance reform.

The left is full of it, because they want to have their cake and eat it too.

The left doesn't want to offer up right to work, where  shop workers don't have to pay into the Union coffers.

Reason is that they are perfectly happy forcing a worker to have no choice in whether or not they pay into unions, which just funnel the money into the Democrat Political Machine.  

No, they just have their little secret methods of getting financed.

Not to mention the GIANT one, Planned parenthood, that big CON that the left LOVES. 

The taxpayers get to pay 1/2 a BILLION Taxpayer dollars into PP, which then funnels that money back to the DNC.  98% of their political contribution goes to the Democrat party.  2% goes to Republicans.  

Neat little trick there.   

So it really ISN'T the way you characterize it now is it?  Its not just that the Repubs are against Campaign Finance Reform.

The Dems model would exempt unions and PP.  

Pretty slick.  Guess you didn't know that eh?  

Now then, since you are so concerned about Campaign Finance Reform, you are ready to eliminate the taxpayer funding of PP, Correct?  

After all, you are honest aren't you?  

Since the year 2000, PP has donated $25 Million to the Democrat party.

Glad to see they are NON-partisan as they claim..   

https://jtf.org/follow-the-money-planned-parenthood-donated-25m-to-democrats-since-2000/

P.S.  Let's not forget the Teacher's union which contributes mightily to the DNC and candidates.

https://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134203177/why-unions-matter-to-democrats-its-not-just-money

You're ready right, no more union money, no more PP money to the DNC.  

Well, maybe you are, but your party leadership sure isn't, 

So your statement singling out Repubs as being against campaign finance reform, is just slightly Disingenuous, don't you agree?  

Originally Posted by Gerald Miller

But, he makes a good target to go after for Trump's base. That's why he got the honor of being a target of the MEGABomber.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Poor Koch Industries, the perennial boogey-man for the left, didn't even make the top 20....