Warren: The Democratic Party is going to say 'no' to the billionaires [View all]
Source: THE HILL
BY TAL AXELROD - 01/02/19 10:29 PM EST
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that the Democratic Party should say "no to the billionaires."
Warren, during an appearance on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," called on the party to disavow billionaire 2020 presidential candidates "whether they are self-funding" or funding Political Action Committees (PACs).
“Is this going to be a Democratic primary that is funded by the grassroots, that is done with grassroots volunteers, or is this going to be something that’s just one more plaything that billionaires can buy?” Warren asked.
“So I think this is a moment for all of the Democratic nominees to come into the race to say ‘in a Democratic primary we are going to link arms and we’re going to say grassroots funding. No to the billionaires. No to the billionaires whether they are self-funding or whether they are funding PACs. We are the Democratic Party and that’s the party of the people,’" she continued. "That’s how we not only win elections, that’s how we win movements that make real change.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/423627-warren-the-democratic-party-is-going-to-say-no-to-the-billionaires
Uh-oh, do I detect a whiff of purity here?
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