November 3rd, 2020 at 12:29 PM
(November 3rd, 2020 at 5:35 AM)Darth-Apple Wrote: . We have *some* say (of course), but the money is ultimately where the power lies. Those with wealth control the advertising, the marketing, and the campaigns. They therefore influence and control elections and candidates. Statistically, the better funded candidate wins 80% of the time.
You can blame Republicans for this. They overturned limits on spending with Citizens United. Money is "speech."
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