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kleinbl00  ·  503 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 9, 2022

Democrats have to do whatever keeps their donor base happy. Since Republicans have basically poked their donor base in the eye, the Democrats are slowly but surely testing the waters.





uhsguy  ·  503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree I just think they optimal point of that is almost in power but not quite powerful enough to be accountable . That’s the maximum cash extraction points for them. If they were fully in power the base would expect laws to get passed and things to further their interests. In this stalemate they can ask for more money because they are so close, but then deliver nothing in return.

kleinbl00  ·  503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the market, though. The money is made by spending some time legislating, developing some name recognition, and then pivot into lobbying.

Donations as a candidate have to be begged for every goddamn day. Donations as a lobbyist are invoiced. It's substantially easier. At a fundamental level, the guys who don't pivot into lobbying are there because they like the feeling of power, and the feeling of power is substantially diluted by failure.

user-inactivated  ·  501 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sometimes I see politics play out and I think "Man if i had less of a moral compass I'd probably do quite well in this realm." Then I look about 3cm deeper than the surface and back the fuck away.

kleinbl00  ·  501 days ago  ·  link  ·  

the year I started a cult

If I needed and wanted the attention of my fellow man a whole helluva lot more I'd fuckin' rawk at that shit.

user-inactivated  ·  501 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What an excellent tale.

Aside from the final line tying a neat bow on everything, I think my favourite part is "we seek your benefaction in pursuit of mechanical excellence". It just tickled me.