There's a few on there that I explicitly don't like, and a whole lot more that I know nothing about.
I can't claim to know the details about everyone -- I just know that the bad guys can (and do) play dirty. Being aware of that, and not letting them determine who we 'do and do not like' seems like a smart approach.
Of course, you are free to have your own selection mechanism. No problem.
I have no idea how the garden-variety $100-ish donations work, but I'm assuming that the process does not include a personal vetting of each and every donation by the candidate.
This, of course, is not the case when you talk about 'Soros-funded AG's' - where there are huge amounts of cash poured in to fund an entire campaign. In situations like that, you can certainly draw a conclusion about the candidate.
I'm not 'excusing' anyone - I just don't think this list is a smoking gun.
There's a few on there that I explicitly don't like, and a whole lot more that I know nothing about.
I can't claim to know the details about everyone -- I just know that the bad guys can (and do) play dirty. Being aware of that, and not letting them determine who we 'do and do not like' seems like a smart approach.
Of course, you are free to have your own selection mechanism. No problem.
You make a good point in general. In this case however I would venture a guess that a Patriot would NOT accept a Bill Gates donation.
I have no idea how the garden-variety $100-ish donations work, but I'm assuming that the process does not include a personal vetting of each and every donation by the candidate.
This, of course, is not the case when you talk about 'Soros-funded AG's' - where there are huge amounts of cash poured in to fund an entire campaign. In situations like that, you can certainly draw a conclusion about the candidate.
I'm not 'excusing' anyone - I just don't think this list is a smoking gun.
Fair enough.