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You mean "Landslide Lyndon"? That was overt and egregious ballot box mismanagement. Common as dirt in Texas politics. Political contributions work more like "r
by ArkyBeagle 11y ago
You mean "Landslide Lyndon"? That was overt and egregious ballot box mismanagement. Common as dirt in Texas politics.
Political contributions work more like "rock and roll fantasy camps" than they buy access. Not always; sometimes they do, but the candidate will usually not have the bandwidth to give you their undivided attention.
- neffy 11y agoIt's worth reading the book. Ballot box mismanagement, especially on that scale isn't free - and it seems quite clear that he was not only receiving cash handouts for his own campaign, but he was also acting as a channel for money to other democrats campaigns - and this was what allowed him to gain the influence he held within the party and especially the senate.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoOh, absolutely. It's a master work. I did not mean to cast aspersions on Mr. Caro's work.