Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoThis shits exhaustinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12
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minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·20 days agoThis. Whenever you have a question about why some organization does something it’s generally a safe bet to start with ‘because money.’ In this case, holding onto the verified fundraising power of incumbents and not offending rich donors.
minus-squarePhoturis@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 days agoSo, in light of this, and things like Citizens United, what are we supposed to do about all this? We can’t compete with those big dollars at scale.
minus-squarethanks AV@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 days agoIf you can stuff it with dollars you can stuff it with bullets much cheaper
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoNo incumbents campaign. Sure we might blow up the party but it deserves it.
This. Whenever you have a question about why some organization does something it’s generally a safe bet to start with ‘because money.’ In this case, holding onto the verified fundraising power of incumbents and not offending rich donors.
So, in light of this, and things like Citizens United, what are we supposed to do about all this? We can’t compete with those big dollars at scale.
Eat the rich, baby.
If you can stuff it with dollars you can stuff it with bullets much cheaper
No incumbents campaign. Sure we might blow up the party but it deserves it.