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In reply to the discussion: Russ Feingold: Obama Super PAC Reversal Will Lead To 'A Legalized Abramoff System' [View all]groovedaddy
(6,229 posts)system, I advocated that Democrats abandon the practice. People were hyperventilating about how stupid that would be, essentially giving the republicans free reign to do whatever they wanted. I countered with: Let the republicans show their true colors even if it results in hardship for a short time. Voters will abandon republicans in droves because they know they can't trust them. Winning isn't always everything. The republicans did get control of the federal government from 2001 - 2007, so that happened any way. The difference is that there many, many voters who now recognize the system as corrupted and these voters don't draw any distinctions between the corruption republicans and the corruption of democrats. If the Dems had sworn off the money in the 90s, things would look very different now.