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kpete

(72,062 posts)
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 09:27 AM Jun 2012

Gingrich gets something right: "Elections are Rigged:

Gingrich Says Elections are Rigged
Newt Gingrich told MSNBC that elections are "rigged, frankly, in favor of the wealthy."

Said Gingrich:

"It is very difficult in America today. If you look at New York where Mayor Bloomberg spent an extraordinary amount of personal money to buy the mayor's office for the third time. It is fairly hard to compete with a billionaire if -- if they get to spend all the money they want and the middle-class candidate's raising money in $2,500 units. So I think the current system is rigged, frankly, in favor of the wealthy."


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77357.html
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Gingrich gets something right: "Elections are Rigged: (Original Post) kpete Jun 2012 OP
Yes, and whoever the media wants to win they will help win WI_DEM Jun 2012 #1
Duh. Scuba Jun 2012 #2
maybe if he didn't overspend, pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #3

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
1. Yes, and whoever the media wants to win they will help win
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 09:30 AM
Jun 2012

Given the coverage President Obama has received over Mittens, since it became clear he would be the nominee, I would say the media favors Mittens. They don't do the kind of critical stories on him that they do on Obama. This is something we have to try and overcome as well. A lot of money and the MSM.

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