Whether Bennett, Harris, Castro, Booker, me or anyone else, neither $ nor polls (no transparency there!) nor DNC should be allowed to “narrow the field” before IA or NH. That’s the PURPOSE of primaries! The debates are undemocratic & should only exist if all candidates included.

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What it amounts to is the modern equivalent of old time backroom deals where guys with cigars decided who the candidates would be: “Don’t let anyone but our guys get in here.” Paternalism is NOT democracy. People who think they “know best” don’t always do.
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Why does this matter so much? It matters because neofascists are literally at the door, and those who paved the way for this danger are NOT necessarily those who know how best to deal with it. DNC controlling things caused a catastrophe in 2016 & it’s a slow moving car crash now.
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We have to passionately & powerfully support whoever the Democratic candidate in ‘20. But right after the election - whomever wins- we need to break the chokehold of the undemocratic campaign industrial complex.Only the unfiltered voice of the people is wise enough to handle this
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Starting to notice a trend of other seemingly ally candidates to @TulsiGabbard making points like this and saying everyone's name but hers. Kinda weird but agree with your point otherwise.
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You forgot someone. tulsi.to/peace
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The Democratic party is hopelessly corrupt.
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The problem we face is the political media industrial complex dictating this process instead of facilitating it. Manufactured consent, via media narrative and polls, or an incredible marketing campaign will give us the next POTUS. We must not fall prey to such superficialities.
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1) Public financing is critical. 2) So is finding a reasonable or fair way to winnow the field. 3) We need more smaller parties to band together to have influence by coalition building. 4) Numbers of candidates matter. Too many over too long is not tenable.
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So you know the end is in sight
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That's giving those two states way too much power. You had a chance and your campaign didn't take off. Not the DNC's fault.
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I’m a Republican and wouldn’t vote for you in a million (ok, a thousand) years. But I really appreciate the fresh perspective you’ve brought to this and the integrity in the way you’ve handled yourself.
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Sounds like to need to find your inner peace
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Totally agree!
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