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Old 06-19-2008, 12:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
Merovigan
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Actually it doesn't. This just allows him to raise unlimited money. This isn't about changing his mind, this is about the effect of what he is doing. This is a direct attack on the spirit of campaign finance reform and public funding.
Why is raising money (people voting with their dollars) a bad thing?

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This is not change we can believe in, it is politics as usual. Actually it is worse than that, because he is more creative at it.

I do admire the sheer ambition and intelligence behind this, but it makes it harder and harder to respect him as being different than any other politician.
Uh, how is doing something that has never been done before politics as usual?
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