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Originally Posted by Riot (Post 837416)

Why would any candidate not play by the legal rules? Gingrich and Santorum are both still in the race only because of one billionaire apiece. Campaign orgs so inefficient they haven't even gotten their candidates on the ballot in all states.

Voting in the primaries doesn't even matter for moving a candidate to the top any more.

Because you went out of your way to say those rules are a threat to our country. Forget it, this is pointless, it would be like saying you wont race your horses with any drugs because you think drugs are ruining the breed and it will eventually be the end of horse racing.

Until others started making more money than you.

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop (Post 837418)

Because you went out of your way to say those rules are a threat to our country. Forget it, this is pointless

You're entitled to your own opinion. That doesn't mean I hold the opposite one.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...per_pacs_.html

now, this is interesting. a change by ginsburg in the offing, are superpacs about to be banned?