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Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2018, 09:37 AM Oct 2018

Perspective on Beto's fundraising

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Perspective on Beto's fundraising (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Oct 2018 OP

And Rick Lazio raised $22 million against Hillary in 2000 RandySF Oct 2018 #1

you "moderates" are always quick to give up. m-lekktor Oct 2018 #5

It's a matter of diminishing returns RandySF Oct 2018 #6

Yeah, there's evidence that money doesn't influence election results nearly to the extent people... Garrett78 Oct 2018 #8

+1 BannonsLiver Oct 2018 #7

Wow! Dem_4_Life Oct 2018 #2

Beto is rockin some huge numbers! Cracklin Charlie Oct 2018 #3

Twenty-something days out gives us time LanternWaste Oct 2018 #4

RandySF

(58,869 posts)

1. And Rick Lazio raised $22 million against Hillary in 2000

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 09:52 AM

Oct 2018

I'm not sure it's money well placed.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)

5. you "moderates" are always quick to give up.

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:52 AM

Oct 2018

It's not 2004 anymore, these are different times! We can't fight these radical nutjobs with moderation, meekness and defeatism.

RandySF

(58,869 posts)

6. It's a matter of diminishing returns

Reply to m-lekktor (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 12:20 PM

Oct 2018

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

8. Yeah, there's evidence that money doesn't influence election results nearly to the extent people...

Reply to RandySF (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 02:28 PM

Oct 2018

...think it does. It certainly impacts those in office and the policies they support, but money's role in election outcomes is overstated.

And the fact that millions are spent on winning $174,000 jobs should disturb everyone.

BannonsLiver

(16,387 posts)

7. +1

Reply to m-lekktor (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 02:21 PM

Oct 2018

The doom and gloom is fucking rampant today.

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)

2. Wow!

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 10:01 AM

Oct 2018

He just started his GOTV phase for the final stretch. I'm in Midland this week and even have seen so far about 4-5 Beto signs.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

3. Beto is rockin some huge numbers!

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 10:36 AM

Oct 2018

Power to the people!

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

4. Twenty-something days out gives us time

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 10:47 AM

Oct 2018

I wouldn't bet on this race one way or another. My vote goes to O'Rourke, as does my support and my voice. A lot of net-nannies (even on DU) are instructing us to ignore his campaign and deny him contributions, but these clowns and hacks haven't seen the energy he's infused into blue Texas.

He could even lose the campaign, but he's changed something... he's given blue Texas a hope and excitement for not merely today, but tomorrow as well, that has even the Washington right-wing on edge.

The campaign season is now well and truly under way. The polling over the past month has been as volatile as an Atlantic hurricane-- in one direction but for a moment, and next week today's numbers will be last week's numbers.

We're energizing the Democratic base in TX like we haven't in twenty years. Will it be enough? I'm not a self-assigned prophet. But I have hope and a vote and a voice.

We're trying down here.

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