InevitableSwing [none/use name] to politics • edit-25 months agoSwing state polling. Biden's getting crushed.imagemessage-square204 arrow-up1175starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
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minus-squarequarrk [he/him]hexbear34•5 months agoI always figured you can grift more when actually in power compared to fundraising like chumps in the offseason. The amount that industry lobbyists will pay to get a government contract or whatever makes donations look petty. But I have no sense of the actual numbers for any of this arrow-up134file-textreply1linkfedilinkstarmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squarenat_turner_overdrive [he/him]hexbear29•5 months agoThe difference is, the lobbyists expect returns on their money. People getting emails about STOPPING TYRANNY are donating on a 100% vibes basis and will accept "shucks orange man stopped us" instead of concrete actions arrow-up129file-textreply1linkfedilinkstarmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
I always figured you can grift more when actually in power compared to fundraising like chumps in the offseason.
The amount that industry lobbyists will pay to get a government contract or whatever makes donations look petty.
But I have no sense of the actual numbers for any of this
The difference is, the lobbyists expect returns on their money. People getting emails about STOPPING TYRANNY are donating on a 100% vibes basis and will accept "shucks orange man stopped us" instead of concrete actions