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In reply to the discussion: Harris faces first big test as oligarch demands her compliance [View all]misanthrope
(7,895 posts)13. The effect of money on politics isn't a wild-eyed fantasy
and hasn't been for a long time. We don't know everything that went into Biden's decision because he didn't enumerate them in his speech on Tuesday. It was likely a combination of several things.
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With friends like him...as the saying goes. Hope she rejects his donation. It's time for Micheal Bloomberg...
brush
Jul 26
#26
Went to your source & saw some of this, & supporting statements from Sirota, Sanders, etc...
Hekate
Jul 26
#32
Well all you need to do is get700,000 people to donate $10 each and his "influence" will be gone...
brooklynite
Jul 26
#48
Last year, by virtue of my donations, I have the chance to talk to VP Harris in Chicago...
brooklynite
Jul 26
#46
I don't think she just fell out of a coconut tree with a price tag on her. n/t
dobleremolque
Jul 26
#51