Ken Martin, the chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, said that as DNC chair, he would ensure the party does not accept contributions from billionaires that Biden was referencing while not swearing off wealthy donors entirely.
“Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of good billionaires out there that have been with Democrats, who share our values, and we will take their money,” Martin said. “But we’re not taking money from the bad billionaires.”
Sanders ran on a zero corporate donations campaign and got out tons of advertising just fine. Idk why y’all like to pretend that didn’t happen so that we can justify having politicians that owe the elite favours. Like I can’t even fathom why you would try and look for reasons as to why that’s a good thing.
…and he lost.
He didn’t lose for lack of advertising. Biden outfunded trump and he lost. What’s your point exactly here within the context of what we’re talking about? You seem to think that funding inherently wins elections and you cannot have advertising unless billionaires help you. This is patently and demonstrably not true and is disingenuous to imply here.
You’re saying “it’s possible to not take funding from major donors and still win” snd your example is a guy who lost.
It’s possible to sell out and still lose, like Biden/Harris did. Like Clinton did.
Fair point
No, what im saying is it’s possible to run a campaign that rivals ones funded by billionaires without stooping to that level. You’re trying to twist what I’m saying to justify government corruption and the reign of oligarchy. You’re wrong, and that should be good news to you.
It isn’t when the vast majority of media and social media is controlled by the Right.
Democrats need to overperform in fundraising not only to offset dark money & SuperPACs, but to offset the free attack ads coming from Fox News in every lunch room and doctor waiting room in the country.
Your argument is contingent on the notion that all money taken from billionaires means the candidate themselves must become corrupted; that’s simply not true. Whether someone like Bernie takes money from billionaires or not doesn’t change Bernie’s platform. If those billionaires choose to believe in universal Healthcare then so be it. If they like Buffett and Gates believe in higher taxes for the rich then go for it.
But Logistically it’s war. And the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Can’t do purity tests if you want to fight fascists.