{"id":16718,"date":"2018-09-14T12:25:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T16:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=16718"},"modified":"2018-09-14T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T16:25:48","slug":"theres-a-simple-reason-why-cynthia-nixon-had-no-chance-of-beating-cuomo-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/theres-a-simple-reason-why-cynthia-nixon-had-no-chance-of-beating-cuomo-money\/","title":{"rendered":"‘There\u2019s a simple reason why Cynthia Nixon had no chance of beating Cuomo \u2013 money’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Money should NOT be the gauge by which we measure our political candidates. All candidates should have an equal platform and “campaign finance” shouldn’t even be a thing. Considering cash expenditure as “free speech” is a flawed interpretation of our Constitution that simply needs to go away, and the first step to campaign finance reform is to divorce elections from money and the deception that goes along with “vote marketing”.<\/p>\n

The Article ”There\u2019s a simple reason why Cynthia Nixon had no chance of beating Cuomo \u2013 money” originally appeared on http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/cynthia-nixon-new-york-primary-andrew-cuomo-elections-democrats-a8537666.html<\/a>
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Money should NOT be the gauge by which we measure our political candidates. All candidates should have an equal platform and “campaign finance” shouldn’t even be a thing. Considering cash expenditure as “free speech” is a flawed interpretation of our Constitution that simply needs to go away, and the first step to campaign finance reform […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[582,586,590,589,565,587,588,585,591,456],"tags":[593,597,596,96,598,594,595,592,523,33],"class_list":["post-16718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-2","category-editorial-2","category-imho","category-imo","category-jamiegray","category-moregray","category-myopinion","category-opinion-3","category-sharedlink","category-jamie-gray","tag-editorial","tag-imho-blogger","tag-imo","tag-jamiegray","tag-link","tag-moregray","tag-myopinion","tag-opinion","tag-blog","tag-jamie-gray"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16185,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/cynthia-nixon-asks-supporters-to-donate-4-20-after-pledge-to-legalize-marijuana\/","url_meta":{"origin":16718,"position":0},"title":"Cynthia Nixon asks supporters to donate $4.20 after pledge to legalize marijuana","date":"April 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"New York, meet your next Governor. #Vote #News420 #NewYork #NixonNY The Article 'Cynthia Nixon asks supporters to donate $4.20 after pledge to legalize marijuana' originally appeared on http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/382885-cynthia-nixon-asks-supporters-to-donate-420-after-promising-to Jamie's comments are his own.","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17390,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/dccc-raises-record-sum-in-february\/","url_meta":{"origin":16718,"position":1},"title":"DCCC raises record sum in February","date":"March 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We really need to stop measuring political success and power by how much money is thrown at the candidate or cause. Legal bribery is exactly the problem with American politics, and as long as we perpetuate it, it owns us. We need campaign finance reform that includes publicly funded elections.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17574,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2019\/06\/accidental-kitty-cat-filter-undermines-pakistani-ministers-serious-livestream\/","url_meta":{"origin":16718,"position":2},"title":"Accidental Kitty Cat Filter Undermines Pakistani Minister’s Serious Livestream","date":"June 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I vote we permanently put kitty cat filters on all CSPAN broadcasts and presidential speeches, and during political campaign commercials and debates, all the candidates should be compelled to use filters that they think reflect their \"inner animals\". The Article 'Accidental Kitty Cat Filter Undermines Pakistani Minister's Serious Livestream' originally\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16311,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/assault-weapons-manufacturer-is-upset-that-school-shootings-are-costing-it-money\/","url_meta":{"origin":16718,"position":3},"title":"Assault weapons manufacturer is upset that school shootings are costing it money","date":"May 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Bummer dudes. Maybe you guys should get Trumpy to start another war or two for you... 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The Article 'Danbury Police look\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16534,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/why-youll-soon-be-paying-for-everything-with-your-finger-and-face\/","url_meta":{"origin":16718,"position":5},"title":"Why you\u2019ll soon be paying for everything with your finger and face","date":"July 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"OK...as long as I can use my middle finger.? 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