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minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoVotes beat dollars all the time. That’s how AOC got elected in the primary.
minus-square@gAlienLifeformOPlink1•2 days agoOne single example of an exceptional candidate does not sound like “all the time” to me, and even though she was able to overcome DNC fuckery when she knocked out Crowley, the fact that that fuckery exists at all is a problem
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoWhy would dollars beat votes? Dollars are used to fund programs to get people to vote for your candidate and not the other.
Votes beat dollars all the time. That’s how AOC got elected in the primary.
One single example of an exceptional candidate does not sound like “all the time” to me, and even though she was able to overcome DNC fuckery when she knocked out Crowley, the fact that that fuckery exists at all is a problem
Why would dollars beat votes?
Dollars are used to fund programs to get people to vote for your candidate and not the other.