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Originally Posted by Helenthereef
I think the choices have to do with the HUNDREDS of millions of dollars they have to raise to even stand..... it can't be possible to get someone not in the pockets of SOME large business interests.
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Yeah, well there is definitely something wrong with that picture right there.
Unfortunately, it is doubtful that this will ever change. Let's face it, do you think there is a snowball's chance in hell that our illustrious "representatives" are going to vote themselves out of the fortunes that such companies throw at them? Yeah, they will make a dog and pony show every now and again pretending to do that. You gotta love the SCOTUS ruling that spending unlimited sums of money on candidates is a form of free speech, and therefore protected by the US Constitution.
Yeah, I wonder how many politicians had broken hearts over THAT decision...