Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley aimed at limiting corporate money bankrolling high-powered outside groups, telling them that many of them won their seats thanks to the powerful super PAC the Kentucky Republican has long controlled.

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Incoming… Gifts? Or…?

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All I can think of now is a gritty WWII drama with battle hardened soldiers walking around a base when suddenly someone screams, “incoming!” And they all grab dirt just as colorful birthday presents come raining down.

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That sounds like they are not taking the war seriously!

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I vote we have a law where politicians have to have logos of their sponsors emblazoned on all their suits

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This. Lawmakers should have to dress in polyester jumpsuits, covered in advertising, just like the folks in “Idiocracy.” If they’re going to BE removed, they might as well LOOK like them.

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s/uits/kins

and now im with you.

It’ll be awkward when they all have 666 branded on their foreheads though

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Better than all the ones with 88.

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I don’t trust him one single bit

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Neither do I but Democrats would be foolish if they didn’t pursue this at least quietly. This could be incredibly major.

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because the ones in the Democratic party pulling the strings were never not sold out as well

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Why would they? It would apply to them too.

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Democrats have submitted both a constitutional amendment and legislation to end citizens United.

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Tf is hawley’s angle?

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I’ve been thinking about this for awhile cause Gates has said some similar stuff in the past, I’m guessing they’re scared of establishment republican PACS turning on them.

Idk though, the so called “establishment” republican elite hasn’t done much against Trump and his cronies the past 8 years

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Yeah, I guess, to be fair he’s being cynical not ‘good’.

The line of projection to his base will be: “ Only Demoncrats are funded by billionaires like SOROS!!! The GOP is funded by YOU GOOD PEOPLE!!!”

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