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> From the outside the US has shifted to a oligarchy where money buys elections. The data simply doesn't support that narrative. Looking at the last 4 preside
by ctoth 1y ago
> From the outside the US has shifted to a oligarchy where money buys elections.
The data simply doesn't support that narrative.
Looking at the last 4 presidential elections:
2024: Trump won, Harris outspent him ($1.9B vs $1.6B)
2020: Biden won, Biden outspent Trump ($1.06B vs $785M)
2016: Trump won, Clinton outspent him ($614M vs $368M)
2012: Obama won, Obama outspent Romney (~$1.1B vs ~$1B, essentially tied)
The higher spender won twice and lost twice. 2016 is particularly striking - Clinton outspent Trump by roughly $200-450 million depending on how you count it, yet lost.
- Ekaros 1y agoWhy are Democrat candidates consistently outspending Republican candidates? I thought the Republicans were the party for rich? And thus should be getting more money from the rich.
- Ray20 1y ago> I thought the Republicans were the party for rich? Isn't it the other way around? I mean, in the Internet, it's the democratic side that's constantly complaining about how stupid, uneducated rednecks elected dictator Trump.