Reply #40: They are about taking the money out of politics.

[sabrina 1]

They will keep delivering the message that is the root cause of all of our other problems. As the movement grows, more people will understand that and will begin to start to look at which of the candidates they are being asked to support takes the most money, or any money, from Wall Street.

They do not have to get involved in party politics. Any candidate who is taking huge amounts of money from Wall Street is not going to be working for the people.

What could happen, now that this message is being delivered, is that a real Progressive eg, could take advantage of it. S/he could, without spending a lot of money, send the message out that her/his opponent takes x amount of money from Wall St. while s/he will not do so. Good progressives can make this a real issue of the campaign, Wall Street candidates can be challenged as to why they are taking this money.

People have to think for themselves. If they want Wall Street Candidates, then don't complain when they work for Wall Street, not for them.

Because until those Wall STreet candidates are removed from our system, nothing can even begin to change.

The focus on this now makes it more possible for people who in the past could not compete with the money from Wall street, to make it such a problem for Wall Street's choices, that they should now be on the defensive about it.

Good candidates, eg, could take out ads listing the donations of their opponents and telling the public 'I will not be taking money from Wall street and I challenge my opponent to make a pledge that s/he will not do so either.

The Democratic Party could back them up also. Meantime people will be hearing a lot about this problem from OWS. An opportunity is being created for those who don't take Wall Street money.

One thing OWS could do is take out ads themselves in major newspapers, challenging candidates to refuse Wall Street Money, without getting into the candidates or the parties.