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Justin Amash Interview Up Next on MSNBC Apprx 11:42 est. (Original Post) oasis Apr 2020 OP
Amash is likely a russian asset IMO HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #1
"You have no base of support", the interviewer makes a good point. oasis Apr 2020 #2
He's making a lot of the same points Stein did in 2016 about "choices" HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #3
💵💵Jill Stein💵💵. Amash for the Cash. oasis Apr 2020 #5
Well the KOCHs are Libertarian, better check where Amash is getting his Cash! Indeed. Budi Apr 2020 #19
I only glanced back then jimfields33 Apr 2020 #4
Can't see him going anywhere, except financially, with MSM help. oasis Apr 2020 #8
Your emoji says it all.....accurately. jimfields33 Apr 2020 #10
Amash is a libertarian creep -- EXTREMIST RIGHT. Maybe take Hortensis Apr 2020 #6
Hopefully, he'll go flat early on. nt oasis Apr 2020 #9
Libertarians voted for Trump last time and they will vote for Trump again. dalton99a Apr 2020 #7
#Amash for the Cash. 💵💵💵 He'll rake in a substantial amount. nt oasis Apr 2020 #11
What a jerk! Dem4Life1102 Apr 2020 #12
Huge "ego trip" with a view of many "trips" to the bank. nt oasis Apr 2020 #14
I'm not sure how Amash will affect the election? kentuck Apr 2020 #13
Michigan may become a toss up because of this clown. We'll have oasis Apr 2020 #16
I don't get it either. This hurts Trump, not Biden. kcr Apr 2020 #18
Since he has zero chance of winning the presidency, I hope the media will Tanuki Apr 2020 #15
We don't need another Gary "Aleppo?" Johnson gumming the works.nt oasis Apr 2020 #17
If Trump doesn't attack, Corgigal Apr 2020 #20
Yup. We do not trust any of them. They're all tied to the same agenda Budi Apr 2020 #21
 

HarlanPepper

(2,042 posts)
1. Amash is likely a russian asset IMO
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 10:44 AM
Apr 2020

The selection of this guy from a key swing state to run is no accident.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
19. Well the KOCHs are Libertarian, better check where Amash is getting his Cash! Indeed.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 12:40 PM
Apr 2020

Libertarian KOCH Pacs are notorious for funding 3rd party spoilers.
Think Tea Party & Sarah Palin was an anomoly?
Nope Tea Party is the KOCH baby.

This is an old game to them & they wrote the playbook on playing both sides. They buy everything!

Their cash influence is in everything the Democratic Party objects to.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Koch_brothers#


SNIP
Their RW political influence is endless

Think tanks and political organizations

Charles and David Koch have been involved in, and have provided funding to, a number of other think tanks and public policy organizations:
They provided the initial funding for the Cato Institute, they are key donors to the Federalist Society,[70] and they also support, or are members of, the Mercatus Center,[71] the Institute for Humane Studies,[71] the Institute for Justice,[72] the Institute for Energy Research,[73] the Heritage Foundation,[74] the Manhattan Institute,[74] the Reason Foundation,[71] the George C. Marshall Institute,[75] the American Enterprise Institute,[75] and the Fraser Institute,[76][77] and the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust.[78][79]
As of 2015, David Koch sits on the board of directors of the Cato Institute,[80] the Reason Foundation and the Aspen Institute.[81]
A 2013 study by the Center for Responsive Politics said that nonprofit groups backed by a donor network organized by Charles and David Koch raised more than $400 million in the 2011–2012 election cycle.[73]

jimfields33

(15,938 posts)
4. I only glanced back then
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 10:53 AM
Apr 2020

But when he was praised on here for leaving the GOP. I just thought, “no. He’s still has his beliefs. He’d never leave if trump wasn’t president.” Coming back to remind us big time.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Amash is a libertarian creep -- EXTREMIST RIGHT. Maybe take
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 10:54 AM
Apr 2020

a look at some of the things he's supported both on his own and as a member of the extremist Republican house Freedom Caucus. Fortunately they're vastly outnumbered or we'd never have advanced beyond hunting and gathering.

dalton99a

(81,569 posts)
7. Libertarians voted for Trump last time and they will vote for Trump again.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 10:57 AM
Apr 2020

Because they will not vote for a Democrat.


kentuck

(111,110 posts)
13. I'm not sure how Amash will affect the election?
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:19 AM
Apr 2020

Many seem to believe that he will take votes away from Democrats. They believe that Republicans unhappy with Trump will vote for Amash, rather than the Democrst, and that will take votes away from the Democrat?

I'm not sure I understand that logic? Could someone clarify that for me?

I am inclined to believe disenchanted Republicans will more likely vote for Amash than Biden, if given the chance. But how does that help Trump and the Republicans?

oasis

(49,401 posts)
16. Michigan may become a toss up because of this clown. We'll have
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:43 AM
Apr 2020

to wait and see how much MSM coverage he gets.

kcr

(15,319 posts)
18. I don't get it either. This hurts Trump, not Biden.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 12:23 PM
Apr 2020

I asked for an explanation in another thread about this and no one provided any. I think people are just panicking for no reason.

Tanuki

(14,920 posts)
15. Since he has zero chance of winning the presidency, I hope the media will
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:40 AM
Apr 2020

not inflate his importance with disproportionate coverage of his vanity campaign. There are many more important issues at the moment beyond stroking the ego of yet another narcissistic politician, especially a Tea Partier and Freedom Caucus co-founder like Amash whose morally bankrupt philosophy helped create the current debacle.

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