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I think I have a new found respect for Biden. This is easily one of the best power plays of all time. Stepping down must have been tough, especially if he couldn’t remember why he should step down.
The mind and body may go, but the heart remains. He sacrificed his own aspirations to give Kamala the best possible chance of burying Trump. Legendary final chapter, 10/10, would vote Dem again.
Oh, Joe Biden still knows what he is doing, unlike the orange felon/rapist who spews bullshit and lies non-stop.
It's kinda insane to me that any presidential candidate is pulling in 81 million dollars. Why do they possibly need that much money for campaigning? It seems absurd.
America is huge, and the sheer number of media - social media, cable, network TV, streaming, radio, newspaper, magazines, internet, and so on - means that if you want to reach people, a little more money will always reach additional audiences.
From there, it's just an arm's race with no upper limit, since each party is desperate to not let the other out-message them.
Perhaps there should be an upper limit.
American campaigns are so long
They needn't be, and even considering that, I can't fathom justifying 81 million dollars for a presidential campaign. It's actually unconscionable to me.
You think that's too much? That's a drop in the bucket.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/most-expensive-election-ever
To be fair kamala's is relatively short with this late of a start.
Please think of the media owner billionaires enjoying the most privileged and luxurious life that earth has to offer.
They need that money desperately, because it's not enough for them to win, they require that everyone else be as miserable as they are.
It seems crazy to me too. The limits on spending for election campaigns are far smaller in some other countries, even after adjusting for population size.
Without passing judgment on whether it's wise or not (though... clearly the current paradigm is not), the legal rationale is that the free speech implications of the US Constitution's first amendment are extremely broad and permissive, even more so for explicitly political speech, and that money spent on political campaigns is effectively money spent to disseminate political speech. Restrictions therefore are very few, very light, and even where they exist they are very easy to effectively work around while remaining legal.
To add to others, they also have to run field offices in so many places, especially battlegrounds. It's not just ads, you need locals.
Imagine opening up 50+ offices in each major European nation, staffed with both volunteers and paid folk.
Ka-Moolah
Aw heck, maybe I'll even kick in a couple bucks
You know, someone out there is counting the number of donators as well as the total, so your little chip has value there. Mine's in.
Democracy and decency thanks you.
maybe I’ll even kick in a couple bucks
musk is kicking in millions so millions need to kick in a few bucks or musk will rule you.
Why did the media so quickly forget Trumps quid pro quo with the oil industry for a billion dollars. IANAL but isn’t that a blatant crime?
Saving me n other people a click
You mean like his other 9 million blatant felonies, for which he received no punishment?
Rakin’ in da bux.
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