Maybe the oligarchs can hire Vladimir Putin to run, he's great at assembling a political team and he has veteran tea servers, window adjusters, umbrella jockeys and all around general thugs already in his stable.
It cracks me up that whenever the majority of voters back a slightly leftist candidate, the mainstream Dems act like we got drunk on prom night and stole a car, but when fascist felon gets elected they all shrug and say the people have spoken.
The 'right' candidate should just lie their face off about who they are and then concede to Mamdani to do an end run 'round the oligarchs. Let them buy a Trojan horse.
How did that work last time when Musk tried to buy an election in Wisconsin? These stupid fools are so enamored by money that they think it is the universal hammer for every occasion.
Dem oligarchs can go fuck themselves. The people of NYC have spoken and the rest of the Dem establishment need to listen. The voters have made their choice. Dem oligarchs stepping in to change that is a bad idea.
They don’t see it that way. Dem oligarchs are razor focused on fucking the voters. And this isn’t new territory for them.
Need to listen? What’s the point of obscene wealth if you have to listen to the great unwashed?
They're not going to be able to buy this. Mamdami is an incredibly engaging candidate who talks to all the people. He has the pulse of New York City. The oligarchs would be better off working with him.
If Bill Ackman is against the guy, then that’s proof positive that Zohran is doing something right. Ackerman has joined his super rich tax evaders in being wrong about almost everything policywise for a good while now.
Sad. But they are more than willing to back known sexual predators. Not surprising. Men with unlimited money and power seem to possess no conscience about sexual predation.
I love you bro.My big bear brother.Take care of yourself.This is for the most part a younger generations fight though we seniors are plenty pissed & if I ever have the opportunity to jump into something,I will.It may be my last hooray but that's okay by me.I don't mind going out in a blaze of glory
Grassroots movements have become more decentralized and resilient. Printing op-eds in billionaire owned papers or running stories on billionaire owned networks no longer impacts races the way it used to.
Seems like they spend more pulling this stuff than just paying whatever tax increases they are seemingly so petrified of – it’s almost like they care about something else more than the money…
Their deep defence is founded in the fact they will defend it once, then not have to pay again probably for decades. Whereas merely paying more and fair taxes happens every year. Rightminded America should agree its candidates speedily then let the rich waste their money whilst totally ignoring them
The money they spend gleefully to buy elections must surpass the money they would be asked to contribute to pay their fair
share of taxes. It’s gross and so damaging.
Big money needs to become the thing that kills a campaign. Voters need to see oligarch support in the background as the sign that a candidate wants them to lose rights, benefits, and their standard of living. Big money wants a new gilded age. Vote accordingly, while you still can.
Hmmm, this is starting to feel somewhat like the Kennedy election in 1962. He was young, had progressive ideas, and a Catholic in the Whitehouse was highly suspect.
Like history not repeating itself, but certainly rhyming. I was young, but growing up in a very Catholic community I remember people having a duck fit over electing a Catholic as president.
Same here, but was old enough to witness the same blowback starting when Bobby ran. It was discussed in church and the Catholic school I attended at the time, and was treated as recent history in the Catholic high school I later attended.
It is so nice to have validation here. 💙
Thank you. We elders, we can reflect on our history- the good and the bad, there was plenty of it. It’s good to remember the progress that was made, especially in these dark times.
It will boost Zohran further, Ackman et al will waste tons of cash that will help grow the local economy, and when Zohran wins, it will be a national referendum on money, power, and corruption.
thanks gingerninja99. That's a good one. Truman really meant the responsibility and accountability is all on him. When Trump says 'the buck stops here', he's referring to all the bribes.
Ackman is that vile thing called a Hedge Fund Manager & worth $9 billion. It doesn’t even dawn on him how undemocratic his view of elections is. Oligarchs will buy what’s *profitable for them* and fuck Americans and our democracy all day long.
Poor old fools, it's not working anymore, you old farts only back criminals who need favors, the people are done with that shit! Move the fuck out the way!
Money in elections is like money in everything else.
You NEED some of it.
More makes life easier.
But each additional dollar matters less than the one before.
The piles of money that go into high profile races are mostly wasted. A few bucks to an unknown candidate down ballot matters much more.
Franky why wouldn’t they try. It worked and the got the White House but they neglected to see money didn’t buy the primary but I guess they think the electorate can be bought with lies
Listening to CNBC this morning and they are digging up every statement he ever made. I wonder if his statements are on video like "grab them by the pussy" which they seem to have forgotten.
Instead of using their money to feed the poor or anything useful for society. We get the oligarchs attempting to purchase people who represent Americans in government.
Similarly to how gaining superpowers doesn’t automatically make you a superhero or good person, becoming wealthy doesn’t automatically mean you’re a good person either. Much like gaining superpowers, your true self is revealed once you can financially do whatever you want.
Comments
🤯
As a late boomer, I totally agree with retirement for the geriatric democrats.
And from the winners(right?) of a primary(?) Thank God your guy didn't lose.
Need to listen? What’s the point of obscene wealth if you have to listen to the great unwashed?
#DeathToTheOligarchy
We need caps back on political campaign contributions.
I'd say that they resembled socially maladjusted pandemic children, but there's hope for those kids because they will eventually grow out of it.
MILLIONS don’t = VOTES
Grassroots movements have become more decentralized and resilient. Printing op-eds in billionaire owned papers or running stories on billionaire owned networks no longer impacts races the way it used to.
share of taxes. It’s gross and so damaging.
It is so nice to have validation here. 💙
It will boost Zohran further, Ackman et al will waste tons of cash that will help grow the local economy, and when Zohran wins, it will be a national referendum on money, power, and corruption.
We don't need billionaires buying elections. I am quite capable of deciding what's best for me.
with every passing day donOLD is in power the more shortsighted & power-hungry they get!
AOC did it—let’s go, people!!! 🤩
DonOLD’s burning everything to the ground…perfect timing for a rebuild to create a sustainable future 🌳 🌺 🐣
We want change in this city, we’ve done it their way long enough. People can’t afford to live here.
If they don’t like it, they can afford to leave.
Will be interesting to see who they try to pull.
#WeThePeople ღ
Buying a country.
Only known before in Central America, no?
Banana-Republic...
You NEED some of it.
More makes life easier.
But each additional dollar matters less than the one before.
The piles of money that go into high profile races are mostly wasted. A few bucks to an unknown candidate down ballot matters much more.
Thank you Mitch McConnell and John Roberts for Citizens United . . .
.
Ironically, that always happens after they block the public from all other options.
#BillAckman #PershingSquareCapital #BankruptBillAckman
Instead of using their money to feed the poor or anything useful for society. We get the oligarchs attempting to purchase people who represent Americans in government.
#FuckTheOligarchs
#TaxTheRich
Synopsis!
In a historic moment of clarity millionaires realise
That there are some things that money can’t buy!
Coming soon!
💙🍌
One day their arrogance and money won’t have as much influence as it had in the past. It’s up to us to determine that timing.