Perhaps it would be better to have government funded campaigns. If a potential candidate qualified by some petition or poll, possibly online, the money to advertise their campaign could be US government money only, so neither the corporations nor the rich individuals would have an unfair advantage.
I'd like to see the emergence of a third party led by someone like Bernie Sanders or Dennis Kucinich, who see corruption for what it is and know we can do better. But as long as we are ruled by corporate money, I don't think anything this helpful will be able to happen. Campaign finance reform is a must. Is anybody else talking about it?
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Senator Franken certainly agrees with you on this, or is it you agree with him?
Re: Run for Office
We need campaign finance reform, probably including government financed campaigns. Would Congress ever vote that in?
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Perhaps it would be better to have government funded campaigns. If a potential candidate qualified by some petition or poll, possibly online, the money to advertise their campaign could be US government money only, so neither the corporations nor the rich individuals would have an unfair advantage.
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I'd like to see the emergence of a third party led by someone like Bernie Sanders or Dennis Kucinich, who see corruption for what it is and know we can do better. But as long as we are ruled by corporate money, I don't think anything this helpful will be able to happen. Campaign finance reform is a must. Is anybody else talking about it?
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Anyone who thinks Citizens United is good for America please reply and explain why.
Re: Sounds like the other 13 got ripped off
Perhaps the other thirteen were principled people who refused to accept a conflict-of-interest donation.