Comments on: Senate Votes to End Public Financing for Party Conventions http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/#comment-28431177 John Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:09:36 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=730661#comment-28431177 This isn't the obvious problem our Republican friend would have us all believe. The question is, do you really want the convention and election financing money to come from corporate donors? Because if not from public financing, that IS where it will come from. Politicians are beholding to big corporations already. This will just concrete their allegiance. This isn’t the obvious problem our Republican friend would have us all believe. The question is, do you really want the convention and election financing money to come from corporate donors? Because if not from public financing, that IS where it will come from.

Politicians are beholding to big corporations already. This will just concrete their allegiance.

]]> By: newcountryman http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/#comment-27397121 newcountryman Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:59:46 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=730661#comment-27397121 Is that a cool breeze I'm beginning to feel? "Coburn has called on RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to voluntarily give their convention money back for this year’s upcoming conventions." I wonder who will crack first? Is that a cool breeze I’m beginning to feel? “Coburn has called on RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to voluntarily give their convention money back for this year’s upcoming conventions.” I wonder who will crack first?

]]> By: Noz http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/#comment-27396181 Noz Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:18:21 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=730661#comment-27396181 Now if we could only stop the public financing of Presidential Vacations, Long Weekends and Quicky Campaign Getaways. Now if we could only stop the public financing of Presidential Vacations, Long Weekends and Quicky Campaign Getaways.

]]> By: Common _ Sense http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/#comment-27396161 Common _ Sense Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:17:33 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=730661#comment-27396161 Why would taxpayers pay for extravagant production? They should join the 21st century and link local conventions via the internet to save money! Why would taxpayers pay for extravagant production? They should join the 21st century and link local conventions via the internet to save money!

]]> By: Freedom http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/senate-votes-to-end-public-financing-for-party-conventions/#comment-27396011 Freedom Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:10:17 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=730661#comment-27396011 Time to stop all the giveaways. Time to stop all the giveaways.

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