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In reply to the discussion: Emanuel cuts pension benefits, raises prop. taxes, subsidizes corp. donors TO THE MAX. [View all]KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)...I don't give money to a national party or campaign. All my efforts go locally...let the high rollers pay for the teevee commercials, I have found far better returns in my donations and time in canvassing and working on campaigns on the local level. That's where the change can and must begin...develop a deeper bench, a stronger party and with it, promoting more progressive candidates. $500 to a Hillary Clinton is chump change, but for a local congresscritter or state rep it'll but a lot of yard signs or cover the rent on a campaign office. It's all about what you put in is equal to what you get back. Stay on the sidelines and be uninvolved and let the others who are win the elections and further the economic disparity. The mess this country is in didn't happen overnight and it'll take years and lots of hard fought elections if there's ever to be a positive change...