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Martin O'Malley

elleng

(130,865 posts) Sat Nov 18, 2017, 07:58 PM Nov 2017

interviewed by Soledad O'Brien:

http://matteroffact.tv/fmr-gov-omalley-democratic-candidates-dont-need-national-party/

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interviewed by Soledad O'Brien: (Original Post) elleng Nov 2017 OP

Local elections being decided by local concerns? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #1

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. Local elections being decided by local concerns?

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Sat Nov 18, 2017, 08:40 PM

Nov 2017

True, as far as it goes, but in a system where money is equated with actual speech by the SCOTUS, (and some would say that money ranks higher than actual speech), national organizations are also important, but perhaps only as funders rather than as guides for policy.

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