People have three jobs and can’t afford rent, vut this is cool
I’ll put a different spin on it that others responding here have: I agree that having this much money in our politics as a matter of course is a very bad thing. But at the same time, until we can change the system to prohibit that, the tactical, pragmatic, and correct choice (if you want to win elections) is to maliciously comply with the letter of the (flawed) law, with the ultimate goal of using it to attack and eliminate itself in the long run.
Also, let’s also keep things in perspective: in the specific context of “not letting the fascists win”: this article is reporting something good.
Exactly. That’s why I’ve been telling people when and where they can show up at in-person fundraisers
Out of one side of their mouth they say get money out of politics, out of the other side they celebrate laundered money flowing into politics.
You can want to get money out of politics, and at the same time recognize it’s necessary to have a chance of winning.
Why is it necessary? The country is so polarized, it’s not like they’re trying to court new voters, people vote by party not the party politics. It’s not like they’re actually actively campaigning that’s costing billions of dollars.
They are courting new voters.
There are 7% of voters who are Independants who are undecided. In the right spots that will swing an election to a win.
And not one cent for defense attorneys