- Kamala Harris is already seeing a wave of big money donor support since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
- Some of the party’s top financiers opted to hold back funds after Biden’s June debate performance drew concerns from Democrats about his mental acuity.
- The progressive donation platform ActBlue said it raised $27.5 million from small-dollar donors in the five hours after Biden endorsed Harris.
27.5 mil in 5 hours is an impressive amount of support.
I just donated to her campaign.
Me 2
Wealthy politicians don’t need your money. You should give your money to people who need it.
That’s quite an assumption you’re making. I also donate money and time volunteering.
That’s not the point. They don’t need your money regardless of having already donated to those who do need it. Of course do whatever you want with your money, but you’re being scammed.
maybe Donald will see how much money he can raise if he drops out
Does this mean people think she’ll need it?
Trump has people like Musk donating millions and running free ads on X. She’ll need all the money she can get.
In my case I wanted to signal my support for the choice, since I voted for Biden in the primary.
Primary lol? What was your other option
You could leave the top line blank or vote for the candidate trying to manifest her way into office, the Gates Foundation guy that won American Samoa, it the congressman who had Ackman’s backing.
Or depending on your state about a hundred other people who somehow had even worse odds.
Y’all were worried about people not voting if Biden ran. That kind of sentiment and pressure was a huge contributor to this move. Demand more of your politicians. We control them. Don’t let them control you.
I hate to say it, but it would not surprise me one bit if Harris loses in November because Rust Belt moderates in PA, WI, and MI wouldn’t vote for a black woman.
I hope I’m wrong, but right now, for me, that’s the least surprising of possible futures.
Possible, though Republican attacks against her are likely to get a lot more overtly racist and misogynistic, which will likely alienate the center considerably.
You trade some votes for others. I think dems are fucked either way cuz they focused on Biden for too long and didn’t give another candidate time to build trust and hype. Really poor politics on their part. They fumbled this election in spectacular fashion.
Why do they even need money? I don’t get it. Other democracies work just fine without these massive amounts of money.
Well they simply have gaps in regulation around elections. They tried to reform campaign finances with HR 1 For The People Act but it was never called for vote in the senate due to Senate Speaker Mitch “The Legislative Reaper” McConnell who was notorious for refusing to call things to vote.
One of the parties simply does not want to fix democracy.
The money gets spent on billboards, flags, yard signs, pamphlets, door to door outreach, renting out venues to campaign, etc.
And why is the campaign needed? People can just go vote. Why do they need ads for voting?
If you choose not to campaign and your opponent does, what do you think will happen? If your opponent convinces everybody that you’re going to raise taxes and increase the deficit, that you’re corrupt and racist, and people don’t even know your name from anything else then how many votes do you think you’ll get?
Aren’t most people watching TV anyways? Or internet? In Germany, we also have this independent website called Wal-o-mat where you can answer a long set of political questions to determine your political views. Then it’ll make a tierlist of multiple parties to vote for that’ll best fit your political views. Almost everyone ignores posters and ads and there is barely any ads anywhere; some on city exists and that’s pretty much it. Just don’t understand why ads for defaming the political opponent can be so effective. Is everyone really that dumb to believe in them?
Yes
Have you ever been outside?
I’m from Germany. We have a totally different political landscape and understanding of democracy here.
If you think politicians don’t do campaigns in Germany, you’ve never been outside.
