Would it be better if candidates didn’t need to raise so much money to reach voters? Sure. Would it be even better if the Dems didn’t need even more money to preserve ballot access and conduct GOTV in the face of the Republican Party’s nationwide voter suppression effort? Of course. But neither of those needs are going away before this election. And only if Harris wins is there a chance of voting rights being protected in law, perhaps reducing the need for campaigns to spend so much on that. 6/