The rules around what fundraising is bad, and what fundraising is good, are incredibly baroque and show the pressing need to fix the campaign finance system. This cannot be done by kneecapping the reformist candidates who have to run against self-funded billionaires.https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1232096605089611776 …
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Steyer is actually a good example of a certain "type" in the fundraising world. You show up at his mansion, tell him and his friends that they are all the problem and wealth inequality is ruining America, and they all max out to you and thank you for your time. It's efficient!
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Criticism of any candidate for aggressive fundraising in a race where Bloomberg is a principal opponent is absolutely bonkers, in my opinion. The only exception is if candidates say things at private fundraisers that are at odds with their public stance, or promise a quid pro quo
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The attacks on fundraising feed on a deeper mistrust of politics, and a correct folk assessment that corporate America and the wealthy have captured the political process. But they haven't captured it by making $2,800 individual donations to a populist candidate at a dinner party
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The way to get campaign finance reform is to *fundraise like hell* for people who will push it through Congress once in power. I guarantee you that no one burns with a deeper hatred for the current campaign finance system than candidates for Federal office.
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