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Yeah, stupidest hot-take I ever saw in this case. No politician will stick their neck out for someone based on past donations if: 1. There is little hope for
by function_seven 3y ago
Yeah, stupidest hot-take I ever saw in this case.
No politician will stick their neck out for someone based on past donations if:
1. There is little hope for future money
2. The donor is universally reviled
If anything, that donation history made the recipients even more likely to turn on him. They must distance themselves.
- Ekaros 3y agoThere is time when you cut your useful idiots loose. And when they have run out of money, or you can make example of them makes perfect sense.
- sky_rw 3y agoThe opinion that I believe s most close to the truth re: favors for donations, is that politicians value constancy and dependability more than short term cash injections. One needs to be playing the game for decades before you can start earning 'get out of jail' type favors.