That’s a typical deceitful GOP member. It’s all about the grift.
Johnqpublic25 on
Of course they did, it’s what they do. Democrats should demand their money back and vote against her.
B-Z_B-S on
I think a recurring problem with this administration, and possibly politicians in general, is the shocking number of people who seem psychologically incapable of feeling shame or emotional attachment.
Ozymandias12 on
This is a trend that’s being funded by billionaires at the top. Similar instances have happened in Florida, New Jersey, and North Carolina off the top of my head.
JoyfulJoy94 on
Can we just get money out of politics? No one is allowed to get monetary donations, gifts, or get people to pay salaries to help with their campaign. All people that help with the campaign must be volunteers. Each candidate gets a standard amount of money to run ads and travel, and that’s it. And zero trading allowed while in a political position or you’re immediately impeached. I’m so tired of our country being ran on money for everything. It was only a matter of time until capitalism unchecked led to oligarchy. We need politicians that actually want to serve the people not themselves.
Competitive-Bike-277 on
I never hear about Democrats doing this. It’s always GOP members.
Obvious_Toe_3006 on
Thumbnail photo looks like Rhea Seahorn.
CL9Accord on
Holy crap, I thought this was Evan Peters at first. Anyways, not surprised by the corruption.
CHSummers on
So many of these problems would go away if Americans had 100% taxpayer funded elections.
Any politician soliciting or accepting money goes to prison. (Fines mean nothing to the rich. Prison.)
Any person or company (company officer) offering or paying anything to a politician for anything, straight to prison.
nigpaw_rudy on
Stealing money and lying is the Republican way though…
oupheking on
This shit should be illegal. People donated thinking that this person was running as a democrat. They would not have donated if they knew it was going to a republican.
Kendal_with_1_L on
What a shit eating grin.
Sitherio on
So Texas effectively deceived so that an expected 2 party system election was really just Republican vs Republican?
oneness_all on
There needs to be a rule where if u either run as a D or R and then change after getting elected they should be removed from office immediately
Borne2Run on
Swapping parties should be made to trigger an immediate election within 90 days for the remainder of the term.
zx109 on
That should be grounds to have a new election immediately
jvalentino_woodwrk on
The ‘ol switcheroo
noncongruent on
Mayor of Dallas did the same thing, told everyone he was a Democrat and fundraised off that, then after taking office he switched parties. Even though the mayor’s office is supposed to be non-partisan he still effectively stole money who would have never donated to a Republican. He’s also been trying to get Dallas police to get involved with ICE roundups, something local officers really don’t have any interest in being a part of since joining ICE would be very counterproductive from a community policing POV.
I would have voted for this person as a Democrat, and if there were no Democrats running I would have left the ballot empty, but now I’m going to vote for whoever is running against her even if that person is a Republican.
minus2cats on
she worked in oil and gas then ran for office, D’s that donated weren’t hard to fool.
Anxious-Dig-5736 on
She’s a crook
CitySeekerTron on
Texas: It might be blue if not for bad faith shit like this.
buythedipnow on
Why can’t they take the money back? They’re not getting the value promised.
mowotlarx on
I’ve been waiting my whole life for a Democrat to do this. Run as a fake Republican and then flip.
ilulillirillion on
We may step forward or back, but we will never escape this moment until we take the money out of politics again.
supercali45 on
this shouldn’t be fucking legal
alabasterskim on
Interesting, they normally wait till *after* they’ve stolen the seat.
SweatyAd9240 on
Unethical piece of shit seems to be a better fit for republicans anyway
RVALover4Life on
These people are just so cartoonishly and shamelessly evil and feel completely justified to be. You really can’t do much to reason with people like this. How far they’re willing to go to obtain power. Just evil people. And as said by others, she isn’t the first. The North Carolina case brought up was a big one since that turned the state legislature into a GOP super majority.
masb5191989 on
Ah, pulled the Fetterman!
badwolf1013 on
This is part of the reason why we need to put a cap on campaign expenditures at all levels. Then organizations like Act Blue wouldn’t even be necessary.
My proposal is that campaign expenditures are capped at $1 for every citizen in your district/city/county/state/country at the last census. You can’t spend more than that and neither can your opponents.
And PACs can spend as much as they want, but they cannot name or depict any candidate in any way. They can only talk about issues, and they have to include disclaimers like drug commercials.
Now, I’m not sure how you would break this down for the Railroad Commission of Texas, but maybe it doesn’t matter: why would you spend $29 million on a campaign to become railroad commissioner, and who would donate it to you anyway?
KohlsCashOfficial on
Any party switching should trigger an immediate special election
sureshot58 on
Some women in I think charlotte nc ran and won as a dem and then immediately switched to magat.
Rekoor86 on
Changing parties after being elected to office should be prohibited on every level to prevent this kind of fuckery. We’ve got enough bullshit messaging to deal with, we shouldn’t have to tolerate this crap.
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That’s a typical deceitful GOP member. It’s all about the grift.
Of course they did, it’s what they do. Democrats should demand their money back and vote against her.
I think a recurring problem with this administration, and possibly politicians in general, is the shocking number of people who seem psychologically incapable of feeling shame or emotional attachment.
This is a trend that’s being funded by billionaires at the top. Similar instances have happened in Florida, New Jersey, and North Carolina off the top of my head.
Can we just get money out of politics? No one is allowed to get monetary donations, gifts, or get people to pay salaries to help with their campaign. All people that help with the campaign must be volunteers. Each candidate gets a standard amount of money to run ads and travel, and that’s it. And zero trading allowed while in a political position or you’re immediately impeached. I’m so tired of our country being ran on money for everything. It was only a matter of time until capitalism unchecked led to oligarchy. We need politicians that actually want to serve the people not themselves.
I never hear about Democrats doing this. It’s always GOP members.
Thumbnail photo looks like Rhea Seahorn.
Holy crap, I thought this was Evan Peters at first. Anyways, not surprised by the corruption.
So many of these problems would go away if Americans had 100% taxpayer funded elections.
Any politician soliciting or accepting money goes to prison. (Fines mean nothing to the rich. Prison.)
Any person or company (company officer) offering or paying anything to a politician for anything, straight to prison.
Stealing money and lying is the Republican way though…
This shit should be illegal. People donated thinking that this person was running as a democrat. They would not have donated if they knew it was going to a republican.
What a shit eating grin.
So Texas effectively deceived so that an expected 2 party system election was really just Republican vs Republican?
There needs to be a rule where if u either run as a D or R and then change after getting elected they should be removed from office immediately
Swapping parties should be made to trigger an immediate election within 90 days for the remainder of the term.
That should be grounds to have a new election immediately
The ‘ol switcheroo
Mayor of Dallas did the same thing, told everyone he was a Democrat and fundraised off that, then after taking office he switched parties. Even though the mayor’s office is supposed to be non-partisan he still effectively stole money who would have never donated to a Republican. He’s also been trying to get Dallas police to get involved with ICE roundups, something local officers really don’t have any interest in being a part of since joining ICE would be very counterproductive from a community policing POV.
I would have voted for this person as a Democrat, and if there were no Democrats running I would have left the ballot empty, but now I’m going to vote for whoever is running against her even if that person is a Republican.
she worked in oil and gas then ran for office, D’s that donated weren’t hard to fool.
She’s a crook
Texas: It might be blue if not for bad faith shit like this.
Why can’t they take the money back? They’re not getting the value promised.
I’ve been waiting my whole life for a Democrat to do this. Run as a fake Republican and then flip.
We may step forward or back, but we will never escape this moment until we take the money out of politics again.
this shouldn’t be fucking legal
Interesting, they normally wait till *after* they’ve stolen the seat.
Unethical piece of shit seems to be a better fit for republicans anyway
These people are just so cartoonishly and shamelessly evil and feel completely justified to be. You really can’t do much to reason with people like this. How far they’re willing to go to obtain power. Just evil people. And as said by others, she isn’t the first. The North Carolina case brought up was a big one since that turned the state legislature into a GOP super majority.
Ah, pulled the Fetterman!
This is part of the reason why we need to put a cap on campaign expenditures at all levels. Then organizations like Act Blue wouldn’t even be necessary.
My proposal is that campaign expenditures are capped at $1 for every citizen in your district/city/county/state/country at the last census. You can’t spend more than that and neither can your opponents.
And PACs can spend as much as they want, but they cannot name or depict any candidate in any way. They can only talk about issues, and they have to include disclaimers like drug commercials.
Now, I’m not sure how you would break this down for the Railroad Commission of Texas, but maybe it doesn’t matter: why would you spend $29 million on a campaign to become railroad commissioner, and who would donate it to you anyway?
Any party switching should trigger an immediate special election
Some women in I think charlotte nc ran and won as a dem and then immediately switched to magat.
Changing parties after being elected to office should be prohibited on every level to prevent this kind of fuckery. We’ve got enough bullshit messaging to deal with, we shouldn’t have to tolerate this crap.
MAGAs are all thieves and liars.