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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

aspirant

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2. Counting up, numbers can become big

Reply to Cosmic Kitten (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 10:00 AM

Jan 2015

Ethical candidates is a toughie! Sometimes I wish I could elect a monkey, then at least I could tell him what voting button to push. Somehow we have to lock in politicians to vote exactly as the majority of their constituents demand.

Big numbers = many boots on the ground and how can we fund an Acorn #2

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Pondering: Big Money vs Big Numbers [View all] Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 OP

The Democratic Party still relies heavily on small donors Warpy Jan 2015 #1

Hmmm? interesting POV Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #3

Counting up, numbers can become big aspirant Jan 2015 #2

If ethical candidates is a "toughie" THAT is the problem Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #4

Can you give me a list of ethical candidates nationally for 2016? aspirant Jan 2015 #5

Temporay activism is a good idea! Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #6