We beat the money.

[chieftain]

When all is said and done the billionaires could not buy the election. They tried and failed. And it cost them that which they love the most, Some of their money. I love it.

[renate]

1. I think the failure of Citizens United money is the HUGE feature of this election

It's too wonderful for words!

[kentuck]

2. Our Party spent too much money also.

It is a corrosive force in our Party, too.

[chieftain]

15. Agreed buts I do not believe in unilateral disarmament.

I am encouraged that the Obama campaign spent so much of its money on GOTV and not TV.

[rightsideout]

3. Good point

The Koch brothers must be wondering what happened to all their money. LOL.

[texanwitch]

4. They couldn't buy the election.

We won in a big way.

[theinquisitivechad]

5. Do we think Rove is going to be a pariah now?

He was the one stoking the flames and milking the Kochs. Now he has to explain where all the money went. Do you think this will change his level of influence in the Republican party?

[chieftain]

14. He's got a lot of 'splainin' to do. n/t

[Cha]

6. EXacty, chieftain! We BEAT THE MONEY & THE LIES and THE SMEARS..

FACTS WILL OUT.

[chieftain]

8. Great point.

And the lies and the smears. You are soooo right.

[brewens]

7. The commercials can be effective but educated people knew it was crooks trying

to scare them. They didn't fall for it. Beating the money and a shot at setting up the Supreme Court to do what's right saved the country!

[chieftain]

16. Agreed

[ohnoyoudidnt]

9. Citizens United is still a threat that needs to go.

I'm glad they couldn't buy the White House this time, but it can have an effect on Congressional seats and the next presidential election.

[chieftain]

10. Absolutely agree

[ThatsMyBarack]

11. People Over Profits

I like it!

[Pbs1914]

12. Only because we had a candidate as good as Obama

a lesser candidate. One that would have allowed himself to be outmanueverd, would have gotten steamrolled.
Outside of that one debate, almost every day of the entire campaign, and almost 4 years straight he was one step ahead of them all. The entire machine. With almost no room at all for error to the point where they had to misconstrue his words out of context due to the almost inexistance of any gaffes. All they had, in four years, was "corpseman" and "57 states." That out of hundreds of speeches, dialogue, interviews etc etc etc. A lesser candidate... no chance.

Obama put the spine back into the Democratic party after 8 years of getting outmanuevered by Rove and the rest. The left is proud again.

[chieftain]

13. A lot of his problems in the 1st term were due to his own party.

can only help him instill a spine in the Democratic Senatorial Party. Losing Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh, Joe lieberman and maybe Kent Conrad coupled with fillibuster reform could lead to some real progressive legislation. I hope so.

[SomethingFishy]

17. We spent a shitload too..

This is not something I personally would be proud of. Granted it was necessary but it shouldn't be.

The one good thing I see coming out of this multi billion dollar election is maybe there will be bi-partisan support for overturning Citizens United. Republicans thought they would be the sole beneficiary of those funds but they were sadly mistaken..

[chieftain]

18. I would love to get money out of politics.

I hope that Congress addresses the dark money loophole and just maybe a different Supreme Court will roll back Citizens. Until that happens I am opposed to bringing a knife to a gunfight.