Buying the President

[Wiener]

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mingles-stars-raises-cash-031648460.html

I think this should be outlawed for all who want to run.

[yoyo]

I think any event with Hilary Duff is GTG



Did you just suggest that people should not be allowed to donate to candidates?  You should post that in the OWS thread, lord knows they throw enough money around the political game.

[redcap]

Campaign financing is like so many other things. If they give to MY candidate it is legitimate. If they give to another it is buying the election, undue influence, just wrong, criminal, etc., etc.

[beeker]

Campaign financing is like so many other things. If they give to MY candidate it is legitimate. If they give to another it is buying the election, undue influence, just wrong, criminal, etc., etc.

Whe you're right, you're right.  But one thing that is unfair is that the campaigns have grown to nearly a trillion dollars to compete.  That tends to eliminate good candidates from even competing, let alone winning. 

[Jehovahsman]

Whe you're right, you're right.  But one thing that is unfair is that the campaigns have grown to nearly a trillion dollars to compete.  That tends to eliminate good candidates from even competing, let alone winning. 

I know you meant "Billion" , not trillion to compete. So just ignore this.

[Alfred E. Neuman]

....."Joe The Plumber" is running for Congress in oHIo.................... ........................ .