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In reply to the discussion: Hillary won't take Super PAC money either: Bernie, PACs, and Super PACs [View all]arcane1
(38,613 posts)7. Who make what claim?
Your OP is filled with claims. You could've just said "Sanders isn't the messiah" and spared yourself the semantics.
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Hillary won't take Super PAC money either: Bernie, PACs, and Super PACs [View all]
BainsBane
Jul 2015
OP
We've known about the (non-Super) PACs all along. They're in that donation graph of Clinton/Sanders
arcane1
Jul 2015
#14
Fact of the matter is that Bernie supporters don't know he has personal affiliation with PACs
Sheepshank
Jul 2015
#30
Over the years Sanders has gotten a higher percentage of his contributions from PACs than....
George II
Jul 2015
#35
If you can't see the difference between Hillary raising money for her SuperPAC....
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#20
Is that illegal? She's going to need hundreds of millions of dollars once she's the nominee...
George II
Jul 2015
#36
no, but this thread is trying to imply that Bernie is doing exactly the same thing....
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#37
Yet. In fact, if a SuperPAC decides to spend millions of dollars to support Sanders' campaign....
George II
Jul 2015
#41
I know his spokesperson has said that, but its well known already that it's going to happen.
George II
Jul 2015
#44
They can not take money, but Colbert and Jon Stewart proved that there is no real impediment,
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#4
"Focusing on one man as the savior" is a strawman, and is not based in real life.
arcane1
Jul 2015
#16
It is really great to see the next president who is able to have a cordial relationship
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#29
Hillary will make a great president, she works for Americans, all lives matter.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#46
I don't hide my opinion from anyone, I also do not feel threatened by Netroots.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#49
I wonder if any of the (non-Super) PACs affiliated with Clinton have been fined?
George II
Jul 2015
#38
"Hillary Clinton's SuperPAC" was in fact created long before she announced...
George II
Jul 2015
#52
It might be enough to sway some here and there, regardless of how ridiculous the claim.
NorthCarolina
Jul 2015
#28
That's like when a candidate brags about not taking money from corporations.
bluestateguy
Jul 2015
#39