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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/candidate?id=N00023864

Hilary outraised Trump by 30% in 2016. She was doing far better in polling than Biden is doing rn, and didn't have the albatross of a country to run hanging around her neck (in fact, Democrats had basically just saved us from complete economic collapse after Bush et al engineered the financial crisis), those were far better D into D headwinds.

If money bought elections, Democrats wouldn't lose as consistently as they do.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

She also didn't have her literal rights over bodily autonomy taken away, nazis walking around like their opinions matter, and that shithead she ran against the head nazi and reason she lost those rights in the first place.

1980s in reverse.

Biden wins in a landslide, and the dems sweep it all.

Vote.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 10 points 7 months ago

Can't wait to reaffirm the status quo in 2024

Yes, it is technically better than outright fascism, yay

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I mean, here's hoping..

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 7 points 7 months ago

I've never so wanted money to be the dominating force in US elections because it's kind of the only thing this crop is unambiguously good at.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


At a fundraiser in New York City, the president appeared with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Mindy Kaling, and Queen Latifah — and collected at least $25 million from wealthy, celebrity-obsessed Democratic donors in the process.

The answer to these questions will depend on two considerations: Whether Biden can maintain his current cash advantage, and how much influence TV ads can exert over voters’ perceptions of the race.

Trump enjoys the goodwill of myriad billionaires; one of his upcoming fundraisers is expected to feature Wall Street tycoon Robert Mercer and fossil fuel magnate Harold Hamm.

Earlier this month, he was forced to post a $91.6 million bond after a civil court found him liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll.

Many conservative donors are reluctant to give to Trump, since they fear their contributions will go toward defraying a billionaire’s legal expenses, rather than advancing right-wing policy, according to both Bloomberg and the New York Times.

Specifically, they found that, based on historical precedents, a Democratic presidential candidate who aired 100 more ads than their Republican adversary in a given market would expect to see their vote-share increase by 0.018 percentage points in that area.


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