As an outsider I can’t grasp the American conditioned thinking of ‘elections need money, let’s start a fundraiser or donate’. It’s not a local kids sporting event.
It isn't "conditioned thinking." They need to pay campaign staff, rent office space, buy advertising, pay for travel, host campaign events for voters, print literature, at a minimum. And the opposition is pumping money into the Republican (e.g., Musk pumping money into Wisconsin in the judge race).
Yeah, that is 'normal' for you that's what I meant. It's the recipe for the oligarchy that you got. The more money the likely chance to win no matter how unfairly. I am not saying other countries are perfect but the US system is rotten. Let's hope there will be changes after the storm is subsided.
Citizens United changed the money in elections. Up until Obama was elected, it was mostly small donor stuff and there were limits imposed on the amounts that could be donated but the Conservative Republican led Supreme Court changed that.
Perhaps the judiciary that is kaputt, as the court should be independent and separated from different religious denominations and political parties. I can't understand how the winning team can nominate the judges and rewrite laws so fast. I am no expert on US legal system nor the US constitution.
Thanks for clarifying. I don't think the biggest issue for us is small, personal donations. The biggest issue is that an outside special-interest group can contribute vast amounts of money.
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