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FEC Democratic Member Ann Ravel Resigns Post — “I Couldn’t Stay.”
San Fracisco Chronicle ^ | 2/19

Posted on 02/19/2017 2:43:09 PM PST by nickcarraway

Edited on 02/19/2017 3:11:43 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

A Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission with ties to Santa Clara County resigned her post Sunday, saying that political gridlock over the issue of campaign finance abuses left her feeling

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: annravel; fec
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1 posted on 02/19/2017 2:43:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

bummer


2 posted on 02/19/2017 2:45:28 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: nickcarraway

Perhaps the costs of campaigns will go down as people having to travel from state-to-state in order to vote multiple times is eliminated by voter ID and a purge of the dead and undocumented from the rolls.


3 posted on 02/19/2017 2:45:43 PM PST by rwilson99 (How exactly would John 3:16 not apply to Mary?)
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To: nickcarraway

Elections and tax cuts.

The two things that Democrats worry about the high cost of.


4 posted on 02/19/2017 2:45:45 PM PST by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: nickcarraway

Counselor Ann Un-Ravels!


5 posted on 02/19/2017 2:46:40 PM PST by lee martell
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Spin. The game is afoot.


6 posted on 02/19/2017 2:48:11 PM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every ulture has its noodle.)
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To: nickcarraway
...I’ve been in government most of my life...
7 posted on 02/19/2017 2:49:18 PM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: nickcarraway

I can’t win so I quit!


8 posted on 02/19/2017 2:54:36 PM PST by 1FreeAmerican
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YES ! One more for our side !


9 posted on 02/19/2017 3:23:07 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: nickcarraway

You figger Trump is using info from IRS and other sources to get Dem swamp dwellers to quit?


10 posted on 02/19/2017 3:29:15 PM PST by batterycommander (I learned my Artillery skills from the United States Marines. USNA 65)
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She had a hard on against Drudge. Looks like Drudge won.


11 posted on 02/19/2017 3:31:12 PM PST by batterycommander (I learned my Artillery skills from the United States Marines. USNA 65)
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To: nickcarraway

um...why didn’t she leave years ago ?


12 posted on 02/19/2017 4:04:23 PM PST by stylin19a (Terrorists - "just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there")
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["I felt like I couldn’t stay"]

If you can't stand the heat...

13 posted on 02/19/2017 4:09:10 PM PST by upchuck (Voter fraud is like an iceberg. 90% of it cannot be seen.)
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Self-draining swamp?


14 posted on 02/19/2017 4:12:01 PM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
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Good. Replace her with a sensible conservative.


15 posted on 02/19/2017 4:29:42 PM PST by citizen (To hold with the #MSM description used by @POTUS, I am using #OppoMedia to refer to our biased media)
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Good!


16 posted on 02/19/2017 4:33:58 PM PST by sport
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why? You a fan of hers?


17 posted on 02/19/2017 4:34:32 PM PST by sport
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“FEC Democratic Member Ann Ravel Resigns Post — ‘I Couldn’t Stay’.”

That worked out well, Ann, because we didn’t want you to stay.


18 posted on 02/19/2017 4:49:18 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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Why? You a fan of hers?

FU.

19 posted on 02/19/2017 5:29:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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That the extent of your vocabulary?

I hate to take you back to a point in time, but if you recall, which I doubt if you do, you were the one who posted” bummer” to her resigning. I was merely inquiring as to why you posted”bummer”. But since you do not have the intellectual ability to offer a coherent response, forget it.

20 posted on 02/19/2017 5:59:37 PM PST by sport
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