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"otherwise people wouldn't be fighting each other over who gets elected" Perhaps you're not familiar with the way campaign funding works. In short, the partie
by bmelton 14y ago
"otherwise people wouldn't be fighting each other over who gets elected"
Perhaps you're not familiar with the way campaign funding works. In short, the parties band together to increase funding that, while really only good for making it easier to get elected, and is therefore somewhat self-perpetuating (e.g., I need money to win, to get more money, to win, etc.) - it is still money, and people covet it.
- aethertap 14y agoI am familiar with how that works, but that's not what I was talking about in the above quote. Specifically, I had in mind relatives of mine who will get into fisticuffs with each other over which politician is the best. They clearly see important differences and feel strongly about it, and I was attempting to acknowledge that those differences are important to many people. For them, funding is utterly irrelevant except as a means to get their guy in office.