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He isn't talking about only the republicans. Clinton spent something like 3x Trump to win the Democratic primary. She also spent twice as much as Trump in the

• tl 10y ago
  A career politician who had lost the primary in 2008 proved that money and connections aren't everything.
  • tstactplsignore 10y ago
    Right... because the billionaire who is friends with dozens of billionaires, media owners and personalities, and rich politicians- who represents the interests of these monied connections- won the presidency? Trump is the definition of "money and connections"- all he has that and a particularly low-brow form of salesmanship. The only things this election proved is that things like truth and tact don't count for nearly as much as money and connections.
    • 7952 10y ago
      I think most elections are won of the basis of charisma. It is just hard to see the appeal when you find the candidate so unpleasent.