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Logical

(22,457 posts) Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:03 AM Nov 2015

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The DNC is paying Ben Carson to run......

That is the only explanation I can come up with. The guy is a nut job. No real person is like that.

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The DNC is paying Ben Carson to run...... (Original Post) Logical Nov 2015 OP

Ben too? I thouggt they were in cahoots with Trump misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #1

That's the thing about Super Pacs, they can hide the money trail, so you never really know for sure Electric Monk Nov 2015 #2

What Claire McCaskill did. moondust Nov 2015 #3

Excellent point! nt Logical Nov 2015 #4

I'm not too crazy about it. moondust Nov 2015 #5

Can you imagine if everyone in the US were like those at Freerepublic? Carson would be elected Quixote1818 Nov 2015 #6

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

1. Ben too? I thouggt they were in cahoots with Trump

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:16 AM

Nov 2015

Man, just when ya think ya have it figured out..

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

2. That's the thing about Super Pacs, they can hide the money trail, so you never really know for sure

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:18 AM

Nov 2015

http://www.p2016.org/carson/carsonsuperpacorg.html doesn't say DNC

Colbert did some great bits on this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert_Super_PAC http://time.com/3600116/stephen-colbert-report-finale-super-pac/

moondust

(19,993 posts)

3. What Claire McCaskill did.

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:37 AM

Nov 2015

How I Helped Todd Akin Win — So I Could Beat Him Later

Logical

(22,457 posts)

4. Excellent point! nt

Reply to moondust (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:38 AM

Nov 2015

moondust

(19,993 posts)

5. I'm not too crazy about it.

Reply to Logical (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:53 AM

Nov 2015

It's gaming the system which I despise when Republicans do it with things like voter suppression and gerrymandering. It lacks integrity or something.

Quixote1818

(28,947 posts)

6. Can you imagine if everyone in the US were like those at Freerepublic? Carson would be elected

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 01:11 AM

Nov 2015

If they were able to look past his color which is a big if. There are many states that would overwhelmingly support him in a real election. For that matter, take away California and we would have President Carson if he got the Republican nom.

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