• normalexit@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I vote for the Dems, but this seems like a bad thing, not something to be celebrated. We need big money out of politics.

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      3 months ago

      Sure, that’s a nice goal for the future. But until legislative measures have been taken and regulations have been put in place you can’t afford to be moral highgrounding on this issue if you want to win.

    • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      …Campaigns cost money. Advertising, staff, transportation, and security aren’t free. It would be great if all campaign donations had to go to a central pool and was divided evenly between candidates, but I don’t think people would donate then.

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      3 months ago

      What big money? Over 94% of these donations were less than $200. There’s just a lot of them.

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        3 months ago

        Is that 94% of the people who donated or 94% of the dollars donated though? One reason I question this is because before Biden stepped aside there were news reports of big donors who were holding back demanding he drop out. Now we see headlines about record donations. Is it because there is genuine enthusiasm for Harris or because the big money let loose? Don’t get me wrong I’d support the Democratic candidate regardless, I’ve just always wondered about Harris’s likeability factor.