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It depends on voter turnout and the issues that drive campaigns. Often times voters seem or are unconcerned with issues to the extent that they don't even bothe
by SyzygistSix 5y ago
It depends on voter turnout and the issues that drive campaigns. Often times voters seem or are unconcerned with issues to the extent that they don't even bother to vote. And organizations like Intuit are often the only people engaged.
A candidate is far less likely to screw over their constituents for a campaign contribution when they know they will be primaried and that their constituents are informed and vote. When they know they will not be primaried and that the same 20% will show up to the primary to vote for the party favorite, then why not go along with Intuit?
I realize engagement is difficult for many people but other countries have higher standards and riot when those are threatened. I loved the French firefighters lighting themselves on fire and rushing the police during the riots a year or two ago. People in the US generally don't care that much. At least not enough to organize and vote.