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I don't think that article supports your argument. Looking at the elections highlighted there it seems more like donations don't matter. Sacramento - Noah Phi
by Urist-Green 5y ago
I don't think that article supports your argument. Looking at the elections highlighted there it seems more like donations don't matter.
Sacramento - Noah Phillips - Lost
San Diego - Geneviéve Jones-Wright - Lost
Alameda - Pamela Price - Lost
Contra Costa - Diana Becton - Won
Three of the four candidates highlighted by the article for getting support from Soro's PAC lost. The one who won was the incumbent in that race.
- errcorrectcode 5y ago[flagged]
- Urist-Green 5y agoYes, you're right. "Soros" I don't think we need to invent any political conspiracy theories here. My point with following up on the earlier article is that voters have stuck with the status quo. Invoking big names like George Soros gets attention, but the banal truth is that voters tend to stick with what they know.
- throwawaysea 5y agoThat article is just one of many and this isn’t a comprehensive list of candidates he’s backed (directly or indirectly). LA’s DA George Gascon is one of them (https://nypost.com/2021/12/16/how-george-soros-funded-progressive-das-behind-us-crime-surge/ https://nypost.com/2021/12/16/how-george-soros-funded-progre...).