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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

4. The Democratic Party needs to make candidates sign a pledge

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:49 AM

Jan 2013

that, if they change parties, they'll refund all the money the party raised and spent electing them.

It's time to get past this "we can't ask ANYTHING of these people" mentality.

We're gonna collapse if our party leadership keeps tolerate disloyal pols fleecing us like this.

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Well, there goes the neighborhood. [View all] Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 OP

Judging from the comments in the paper, people are not pleased. CurtEastPoint Jan 2013 #1

Jeanne Devon at The Mudflats has pretty well expressed how we all feel Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #2

That's Alaskan bipartisanship! blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #3

The Democratic Party needs to make candidates sign a pledge Ken Burch Jan 2013 #4

Ken, I actually got approached this evening Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #5

Yeah, this kind of shit HAS to be brought to a stop. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #6

Well, I'm retired, so I have plenty of time. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #7