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Editorial: GOP billions go down the drain
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Radical filmmaker Michael Moore says the wealthy 1 percent elite may rule America's economy, "but they have only 1 percent of the vote." Thus they can't win elections through their numbers. So they must do it with their money -- virtually all donated to Republican candidates.
However, the 2012 national confrontation showed that billionaire cash isn't enough to carry an election. Billions spent to sell the GOP ticket produced mostly losses.
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Editorial: GOP billions go down the drain
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Radical filmmaker Michael Moore says the wealthy 1 percent elite may rule America's economy, "but they have only 1 percent of the vote." Thus they can't win elections through their numbers. So they must do it with their money -- virtually all donated to Republican candidates.
However, the 2012 national confrontation showed that billionaire cash isn't enough to carry an election. Billions spent to sell the GOP ticket produced mostly losses.
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