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crazytown

(7,277 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2019, 03:57 AM Dec 2019

Elizabeth asks the question

If you can’t stand up and take the steps that are relatively easy, can’t stand up to the wealthy and well connected when it is relatively easy, when you are a candidate, then how can the American people believe you will stand up to the wealthy and well-connected when you are president and it is really hard?

'Getting money out of politics is Warren’s signature issue'
https://www.vox.com/2019/12/19/21030966/warren-buttigieg-wine-caves-exed

From the outset 'Warren declared that her presidential primary campaign “will be run on the principle of equal access for anybody who joins it."'
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/26/18241314/elizabeth-warren-donate-campaign-2020


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Elizabeth asks the question (Original Post) crazytown Dec 2019 OP
She made it her policy for this presidential campaign to focus on blm Dec 2019 #1

blm

(114,761 posts)
1. She made it her policy for this presidential campaign to focus on
Fri Dec 20, 2019, 09:28 AM
Dec 2019

a national issue of corruption and getting big money OUT of politics. Those accusing her of being a hypocrite because of the past senate campaign that included the standard larger donor events are deliberately missing the point just to smear her. Kind of evil of them, IMO.

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