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   Badly-optimised primate (moopet@toot.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:59:01 JST Badly-optimised primate

   I think there's a point the #mastodonforharris arguments are missing, and that's that fundraisers _shouldn't ever be a thing_.

   Politics, at any level, should not be influenced by who has more money.

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     Tim Chambers (tchambers@indieweb.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:59:00 JST Tim Chambers

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     @moopet Ideally elections should be publicly funded, etc... but till then grassroots people-powered donations can make the difference and move the balance of power back to people vs. mega-donors.

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     Tim Chambers (tchambers@indieweb.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 06:38:49 JST Tim Chambers

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     • Kernou

     @Tharpa @moopet Not with the current Republican Congress but many forms of public election funding pass in blue states, and would federally with a different Congressional make up. Till then grassroots giving is deeply needed.

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     Kernou (tharpa@hear-me.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 06:38:50 JST Kernou

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     • Tim Chambers

     @tchambers @moopet That's why it will never happen.