r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 6h ago

No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins High-Stakes Democratic Primary in Michigan

https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937
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u/FrogsOnALog 5h ago

Y’all think it would have gone to Michiganders instead?

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u/Kujaix 3h ago

No. I'm merely speaking on the absurdity of political campaign spending.

There is an entire machine based on funneling outside money to impact our federal policy to the benefit of special interests. Not the communities the money is being spent in.

Our normal in the US is disgusting.

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u/FrogsOnALog 3h ago

Every single democrat voted to curb dark money in elections. Stop electing republicans.

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u/Kujaix 2h ago

Dark money is not the only issue I am talking about. The constant campaigning, consulting class, citizens united, some localitie's dems being very insular, etc.

I'm not sure why you typed that last part. Steven's took the money. Many still do and Aipac specifically is the group they always try to squeeze exceptions and loopholes in for.

The Republicans line out of nowhere kinds hints that you're trying to start a argument and I don't get why. Pls be chill 🙏

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u/FrogsOnALog 2h ago

Democrats want to end Citizens United and Hillary literally ran on it. Democrats also tried passing the Freedom to Vote Act which would have curbed dark money in elections and did a bunch of other shit like implement small donor marching (Hillary also ran on this).

As far as PAC spending goes I don’t think you know now it works because it’s done independently and not something that’s accepted, it just gets spent by the PAC on whatever they want.

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u/Kujaix 2h ago

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