David Thomas: “What we just heard was an example of a failure to really understand how radical this new idea is, because the gentleman…”

“What we just heard was an example of a failure to really understand how radical this new idea is, because the gentleman failed to make one particular connection, and that is the end in politics are votes, not money. Money is the name of the means. If in fact we are in the district talking to people, we are in fact going toward the end. If we are in New York, outside our district, that is the means: money. If we are in Hollywood, that is the means: money. When we are in our district, we are working toward the end. Time is money. It is a radical change. It will take time for some Members, who are so focused on money, to appreciate that we can actually get elected without it. It is called hard work. It is called organization. It is time we put the common man back in the picture working to elect someone without looking at dollars. Majority in district empowers people, not big bucks.”