Originally Posted by perotista
Originally Posted by Jeffery J. Haas
Originally Posted by perotista
The rest of your post brings back memories of 2016. When Clinton basically stayed hid while Trump was out front in the news basically 24/7.

Do you seriously not realize that's being underwritten?
I think it boils down to that old political adage, candidates’ matter. Today, billions are spent on elections, democrats over the last few election have spent more of those billions than republicans.
2016 https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2016-presidential-campaign-fundraising/
2020 https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race
2024 so far, the money race is relatively even. But the campaign season hasn’t even started. https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race

If you count all political offices, elections for 2020, huge money advantage democrats - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/10/cost-of-2020-election-14billion-update/

Here’s the list of 2022 biggest money donors.

https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors?cycle=2022&view=om


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