I must say I am glad tomorrow is Election Day,

evince said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_money



Yes we can fix this shit
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For other uses, see Dark Money (disambiguation).
In the politics of the United States, dark money refers to spending to influence elections where the source of the money is not disclosed to voters. In the United States, groups that may spend on campaigns without disclosing who their donors are are some nonprofit organizations. The most common type of dark money group is the 501(c)(4) (often called social welfare organizations).[3][4] Such organizations can receive unlimited donations from corporations, individuals and unions. Proponents of dark money maintain it is protected under the First Amendment, while critics complain recipients of dark money (as with any contribution) "knows exactly who he owes a favor", but voters are kept in the dark about connections between donor and politician when favors are paid back.[5] Dark money first entered politics with Buckley v. Valeo (1976), when the United States Supreme Court laid out "Eight Magic Words" that define the difference between electioneering and issue advocacy -- exempting the latter from election finance laws. Dark spending increased from less than $5.2 million in 2006 to well over $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle, and more than $174 million in the 2014 midterms,[3] $216 in the 2014 midterm elections,[5] The 2010 landmark case, Citizens United v. FEC, marked the turning point when dark money contributions surged, and some political groups began contending that they were not required to register with the FEC as any sort of PAC because their primary purpose was something other than electoral politics.[6]
 
if the demmycrats weren't always lying in their ads it wouldn't be so bad......did you know the idiots are still saying Republicans are going to cut Medicare and SS even though that lie stopped working in 1996?......
 
ExpressLane said:
See above. Did you think he would win? Why?
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I'm skeptical, because you tend to think Republicans will win races when polls are close. Romney was certainly close leading up to that election - most conservatives had him winning. Did you really not think he would win?

I remember thinking it was a toss up.
 
BartenderElite said:
I'm skeptical, because you tend to think Republicans will win races when polls are close. Romney was certainly close leading up to that election - most conservatives had him winning. Did you really not think he would win?

I remember thinking it was a toss up.
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You did not answer my question. The Governor of New Jersey buddying up with Obama over the hurricane in the days before the election didn't help Romney's chances either. Anyway I never liked Romney but I did hold my nose and voted for him but I thought he would lose and he did. Romney certainly wasn't conservative.
 
I’m in Savannah , GA at the moment. The ads for the senate race are downright hilarious.
First an ad comes on where a lady says Hershel put a gun to her head. The next ad has a lady stating Warnoch tried to run her over. And the same ads are played over and over.
Too funny! :laugh:
 
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