Members of Congress and candidates for Congress spend anywhere between 30% and 70% of their time raising money to get themselves elected or their party back in power. But they raise that money not from all of us. Instead, they raise that money from the tiniest fraction of the 1%. Less than 1/20th of 1% of America are the “relevant funders” of congressional campaigns. That means about 150,000 Americans, .... determine this critical first election in every election cycle—the money election. Without them, few believe they have any chance to win. And certainly, neither party believes it can achieve a majority without answering the special demands these “funders” make. Our Congress has thus become dependent upon these funders.
I suspect Trump doesn't really want to be President. He mentioned recently that if he didn't get the nomination or win no one would see him again, he would be golfing. I think he is just saying the worst most outrageous things hoping it will hurt him, when really his numbers go up the worse he gets. He is the George Costanza of politics. But maybe I'm telling myself this to make myself feel better. Like he will drop out in the 11th hour never to be heard from again. How wild.
... and what will happen to us if he wins?
HEY I WANNA LEAVE THIS DAMN COUNTRY!
Agree. I only wonder if he will get anywhere close to Obama in this regard though.
I suspect Trump doesn't really want to be President. He mentioned recently that if he didn't get the nomination or win no one would see him again, he would be golfing. I think he is just saying the worst most outrageous things hoping it will hurt him, when really his numbers go up the worse he gets. He is the George Costanza of politics. But maybe I'm telling myself this to make myself feel better. Like he will drop out in the 11th hour never to be heard from again. How wild.
I'll be incredibly relieved when Trump becomes President.