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12. If billionaires upend our party and candidate

Reply to TasminCat (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2024, 12:55 PM

Jul 18

Trump will guarantee they aren't billionaires for much longer.

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**IF** the big donors are able to force Biden out, they will be sending a message to the NEXT [View all] TasminCat Jul 18 OP

I hope that Biden resists and that we flamingdem Jul 18 #1

They don't care. We care, but we don't matter. shrike3 Jul 18 #2

Exactly! onecaliberal Jul 18 #3

God damn right. It's just the start folks. 58Sunliner Jul 18 #4

In Russia, Putin rules the Oligarchs. The Oligarchs pay him in order to exist. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 18 #5

these billionaires are determined to fuck us TasminCat Jul 18 #6

Dems or Repubs, all oligarchs DENVERPOPS Jul 18 #39

They expect to choose Biden's replacement Progressive dog Jul 18 #7

exactly. they are pumped up on their own power and they won't stop at Biden. TasminCat Jul 18 #9

Pure speculation Johnny2X2X Jul 18 #8

They will also be sending a message to the public that "this new person is our RockRaven Jul 18 #10

They want to beat Trump. This isn't a conspiracy. They saw the debate. They've seen the polls in which two-thirds of Doodley Jul 18 #11

I don't believe these people are stupid orangecrush Jul 18 #14

Are you serious?!!? GiqueCee Jul 18 #19

the billionaires don't want to just win, they want to SADISTICALLY RUB OUR NOSES IN IT TasminCat Jul 18 #33

I said exactly that... GiqueCee Jul 18 #35

hahahahaha sure. edisdead Jul 18 #34

Let me explain something to you. edisdead Jul 18 #36

If billionaires upend our party and candidate C_U_L8R Jul 18 #12

Our billionaires are more like their billionaires than anything else. Probatim Jul 18 #13

This is it exactly. edisdead Jul 18 #37

That's what I've been saying... GiqueCee Jul 18 #15

If they do that, I will have a message of my own. onecaliberal Jul 18 #16

Only if you vote for trump or stay home. oldmanlynn Jul 18 #17

That's depressingly true. FoxNewsSucks Jul 18 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 18 #20

I have not heard anybody talking about 'forcing' Harris off the ticket SCantiGOP Jul 18 #21

Maybe I'm just an old (75) fool but I'd like to believe there are NoMoreRepugs Jul 18 #22

I think we've given this issue enough oxygen already. jaxexpat Jul 18 #23

King Biden can save the Democracy, remove the 6 traitor justices. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #24

He doesn't have the power to do that Zeitghost Jul 18 #28

By whom, he's King according to the court. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #29

You don't seem to understand what immunity entails. Zeitghost Jul 18 #30

Well the last time I checked lawlessness rules the land. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #32

Thanks To Citizens United, Musk Is Giving Trump $180 Million DallasNE Jul 18 #25

It's not the big donors iemanja Jul 18 #26

It is 100% about regulations and tax cuts. edisdead Jul 18 #38

Ignore the facts iemanja Jul 18 #42

Then why aren't they donating to the GOP in the first place? iemanja Jul 18 #45

Agree completely. hume Jul 18 #27

That's How It Works, Sir The Magistrate Jul 18 #31

The billionaires are drunk with power and completely out of control. Initech Jul 18 #40

Money trumps civil rights Blue Full Moon Jul 18 #41

President Biden is our best hope. StarryNite Jul 18 #43

According to my MAGA Dad AwakeAtLast Jul 18 #44