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egbertowillies

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Sat Jun 14, 2014, 12:58 PM Jun 2014

LIVE RADIO NOW: David Bart’s victory over Eric Cantor should give grassroots hope

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David Bart’s victory over Eric Cantor should give grassroots hope

Stop the presses. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) was soundly beaten by insurgent candidate David Bart.

The impossible has happened. The grassroots finally beat the corporatocracy. Could it be that we had it all wrong?

Could it be that instead of investing in removing money out of politics we should invest in making money

irrelevant in politics?

It is not that clear cut. It is not that simple however true. We must first ensure we lock down the ability to

communicate. Let’s discuss.

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LIVE RADIO NOW: David Bart’s victory over Eric Cantor should give grassroots hope (Original Post) egbertowillies Jun 2014 OP
It's a fascinating case study for those of us trying to beat big money Hippo_Tron Jun 2014 #1
It's not as grassroots as it appears Rolo Jun 2014 #2
Yes, I thought of that article as I read thia. I'm not enthused, but think EW's point is good... freshwest Jun 2014 #3
It's BRAT, not Bart. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #4

Hippo_Tron

(25,453 posts)
1. It's a fascinating case study for those of us trying to beat big money
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 11:08 PM
Jun 2014

Two lessons I've learned from this (for starters)...

1) Primaries can be cheaper than general elections. You're targeting a smaller group of more dedicated voters and you don't need expensive television ads to do so.

2) Laura Ingraham and other talk radio people were key to Bart's victory. Unfortunately, we don't have anything like that on the left.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Yes, I thought of that article as I read thia. I'm not enthused, but think EW's point is good...
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 12:07 AM
Jun 2014

As far as campaign spending was concerned, the amount the Kochs put in to elect this guy, was nowhere what Cantor had.

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