• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Democracy Chronicles

Towards better democracy everywhere.

  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy
Home | AMERICA | VIDEO: Jimmy Carter Slams American Democracy on Oprah

VIDEO: Jimmy Carter Slams American Democracy on Oprah

September 23, 2015 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

FacebookLinkedInPinTweet

American Democracy on Oprah

President Carter outlines dangers that money politics present to American democracy on Oprah | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

President Jimmy Carter says again that we are an Oligarchy Oprah Winfrey asked President Jimmy Carter if he could become president today. He said absolutely not. “There’s no way now for you to get a Democratic or Republican nomination without being able to raise $200 or $300 million or more,” Jimmy Carter said. “And I would…

Jimmy Carter Former President Jimmy Carter, 91, who just revealed his liver cancer has spread to his brain, told an Oprah Winfrey “SuperSoul Sunday” audience America is now an oligarchy, and that’s having a dramatic effect on the country’s politically tied moral and ethical compasses. “We’ve become now an oligarchy instead of a democracy,” he said,…

FacebookLinkedInPinTweet

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Citizens United, Money Politics

Some highlighted Democracy Chronicles topics

Africa American Corruption American Local Elections American State Elections Asia Capitalism and Big Business Celebrity Politics China Democracy Charity Democracy Protests Democrats Dictatorships Education Election History Election Methods Election Security Election Transparency Europe Internet and Democracy Journalism and Free Speech Middle East Minority Voting Rights Money Politics New York City and State Elections Political Artwork Political Dissidents Political Lobbying Redistricting Republicans Russia Socialism and Labor Social Media and Democracy South America Spying and Privacy Supreme Court Third Party Voter Access Voter ID Voter Registration Voter Suppression Voter Turnout Voting Technology Women Voting Rights Worldwide Worldwide Corruption

About DC Editors

We are your source for news on the all important effort to establish and strengthen democracy across the globe. Our international team with dozens of independent authors are your gateway into the raging struggle for free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States. See our Facebook Page and also follow us on Twitter @demchron.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

democracy chronicles newsletter

democracy around the web

  • “Costa Mesa woman’s voter fraud case dismissed after she admits registering dog to vote”
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 5 hours ago
  • “State and Local Election Administrators as Democracy Bulwarks”
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 5 hours ago
  • “More than 100 suspicious letters sent to election officials nationwide weeks before the midterms”
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 8 hours ago
  • Supreme Court Asks California to Respond in John Eastman Disbarment Case
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 8 hours ago
  • DOJ Files Suit Against California and Los Angeles, Asking Federal Court to Prevent California from Counting Ballots from Voters the Federal Government Has Purportedly Identified as Noncitizens. The Federal Government is Likely to Lose.
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 9 hours ago