Bernie Sanders

You know, one of the things, Lex, I found that the more important the issue, the less discussion there is. The less important the issue, the more discussion there is. A number of years ago, the United States Supreme Court, in one of its more pathetic decisions, passed the Citizens United decision. And what Citizens United decision said is you're a multi-billionaire. You want the freedom.

You know, one of the things, Lex, I found that the more important the issue, the less discussion there is. The less important the issue, the more discussion there is. A number of years ago, the United States Supreme Court, in one of its more pathetic decisions, passed the Citizens United decision. And what Citizens United decision said is you're a multi-billionaire. You want the freedom.

You're a free person in a free country. You want the freedom to buy the government. And how terrible it would be to deny you the freedom to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign to elect the candidates. And they said, that's your freedom. And that's what Citizens United is about. We've got to end that. And in my view, we move to public funding of elections.

You're a free person in a free country. You want the freedom to buy the government. And how terrible it would be to deny you the freedom to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign to elect the candidates. And they said, that's your freedom. And that's what Citizens United is about. We've got to end that. And in my view, we move to public funding of elections.

You're a free person in a free country. You want the freedom to buy the government. And how terrible it would be to deny you the freedom to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign to elect the candidates. And they said, that's your freedom. And that's what Citizens United is about. We've got to end that. And in my view, we move to public funding of elections.

That means you want to run for governing, you want to run for Senate, show that you have some support. get $5 contributions from X number of people to show you you're not a flake. You have some support, and government will pay a certain amount more, and there will be a limit on the amount of money that can be spent.

That means you want to run for governing, you want to run for Senate, show that you have some support. get $5 contributions from X number of people to show you you're not a flake. You have some support, and government will pay a certain amount more, and there will be a limit on the amount of money that can be spent.

That means you want to run for governing, you want to run for Senate, show that you have some support. get $5 contributions from X number of people to show you you're not a flake. You have some support, and government will pay a certain amount more, and there will be a limit on the amount of money that can be spent.

So it'll be a real, you can run against me, and I'm not going to outspend you 10 to 1. That's what we should be moving toward in my view.

So it'll be a real, you can run against me, and I'm not going to outspend you 10 to 1. That's what we should be moving toward in my view.

So it'll be a real, you can run against me, and I'm not going to outspend you 10 to 1. That's what we should be moving toward in my view.

But you're right. You raised exactly the question. If I am getting a huge amount of money from billionaires, do you think I'm going to go out and announce, I think billionaires should not be involved in buying elections? I doubt that very much.

But you're right. You raised exactly the question. If I am getting a huge amount of money from billionaires, do you think I'm going to go out and announce, I think billionaires should not be involved in buying elections? I doubt that very much.

But you're right. You raised exactly the question. If I am getting a huge amount of money from billionaires, do you think I'm going to go out and announce, I think billionaires should not be involved in buying elections? I doubt that very much.

So what you're going to need, and you tell me if I'm missing something, but I pay attention, you don't hear either of the major candidates talking about that issue, do you?

So what you're going to need, and you tell me if I'm missing something, but I pay attention, you don't hear either of the major candidates talking about that issue, do you?

So what you're going to need, and you tell me if I'm missing something, but I pay attention, you don't hear either of the major candidates talking about that issue, do you?

I mean, and every place I go, I always speak about the issue. And it always, people understand it. You're a Republican, you're a Democrat. You're progressive, you're conservative. Who really believes that we are a democracy when billionaires can spend tens and tens of millions of dollars to buy elections? So it is a very popular issue. It's important. You're right.

I mean, and every place I go, I always speak about the issue. And it always, people understand it. You're a Republican, you're a Democrat. You're progressive, you're conservative. Who really believes that we are a democracy when billionaires can spend tens and tens of millions of dollars to buy elections? So it is a very popular issue. It's important. You're right.

I mean, and every place I go, I always speak about the issue. And it always, people understand it. You're a Republican, you're a Democrat. You're progressive, you're conservative. Who really believes that we are a democracy when billionaires can spend tens and tens of millions of dollars to buy elections? So it is a very popular issue. It's important. You're right.