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Jeb Bush has raised far more MO ey than the other republican presidential candidates and got the nod from the party of elites and yet he's in near last place wi
by merpnderp 11y ago
Jeb Bush has raised far more MO ey than the other republican presidential candidates and got the nod from the party of elites and yet he's in near last place with the party's second pick in distant third and two outsiders, which the party can't decide which it hates more, vying for first and second.
Money is even barely buying Hillary first place.
- gremlinsinc 11y agoThat's because of Bernie and to some extent Trump -- There's a good Article by Benjamin Studebaker(I think) that basically states that Neolibs have taken over both parties, as long as corporate interests are taken care of--which both do, then they're given everything they need to stay in power. But Tea Party and Bernie democrats are throwing a wrench in their plans -- People are now waking up and they are MAD - some just don't know where to direct that anger, but the NeoLibs are out and it's either going to be the Tea Party or Progressive Wing of the Democrats that win -- and no Hillary is not, nor has she ever been Progressive, she is too much part of the corporate power machine to be part of the progressives. This election scares the shit out of the corporations, and honestly, I'd rather see Trump than Hillary win, if just to send a message to Wallstreet that the establishment isn't welcome any longer.
- merpnderp 11y agoI'm completely with you. It makes me grin every morning to realize I live in a world where hundreds of millions have been spent to elect corporate shills, and they're either barely hanging on, or out of the race. But populism has historically been a negative thing. When people get angry they're willing to do some bad stuff.