Wednesday, February 22, 2012
In Republican Race, a New Breed of Superdonor
In this race, a new gorup of "Superdonors" have emerged. Giving millions of dollars to Super PACs early in the race. And what all these "Superdonors" have in common is: money. All these "Superdonors" come from a staunchly conservative base and are willing to give enormous amounts of money.
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Yes it may at times seem a little extreme for people to have this much money and to be giving it to campaigns, but i dont see anything wrong with it. There are probably people on the Democratic side doing the same exact thing for Obama, considering last year Obama raised more money than any candidate ever before. So yeah, it is often a big story when someone gives more money than some people ever see to several different candidates, but a person has the right to use their money when and where they want to.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree with you Danny Boy. People often forget that last year Obama raised more than one billon dollars, the first time that both candidates did in the same election. If you had money to use on an election, you would use it too. But people always blame republicans for spending money. Why? Because of the popular Republican stereotype.
DeleteMr. Simmons…has a big. bank account. More than 14 MILLION DOLLARS towards campaigns. and not even for the same person. #feedthehungry? (“I might give $10 million or $100 million to Gingrich,” Mr. Adelson said in a coming profile in Forbes magazine.) That's a joke right.? Mr. Adelson saying "I owe this country so much"..if you have a lot to owe..why not run for president then? Clearly the man wouldn't need much money from interest groups to run his own campaign. #DeepPockets
ReplyDeleteAlright, I guess you can make the argument that it's there money, so they can do what they want with it. But really, it's getting a bit outrageous to giving so much money to politicians. All they are trying to do is build relationships with people in power so they can get a little help whenever they need it. If they really cared about the issues that the candidate endorsed, couldn't they just donate all that money to those specific issues? I'm not taking the liberal or conservative side. Just in general, this whole money thing is getting a bit out of control...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Aidan's comment. I think giving that much money to politicians. I agree with his comment that they are just trying to get good connections, but I do not think making connections is a bad thing, but I do think that giving that large sums of money should not be aloud. I do think that if they want to put their money to use then they should give it to the group that is fighting for that cause, or if the cause does not have a group, start up their own group.
DeleteI'm gonna have to agree with Aidan. Giving so much money to politicians is a bit over the top. They should give the money to different interest groups and things that they believe in.
Deletewhy should it take money to make your voice heard? surely the voice of the people is worth more than a currency? This sort of behavior is effectively "buying" the government, as the party that flaunts the most amount of cash will be able to influence more and therefore get more done/interfere on a larger scale. connections should be built on trust and word not pocket gains.
DeleteThis is exactly why Republican insist on tax breaks for the rich. They understand that it's extremely important to have that demographic on their side. The corrupting influence money has had on politics is immeasurable, but I also don't think there's much to be done about it. People should be allowed to give as much money as they want to whomever they want. It's within their rights, and to tell them that they can't use their money to advance their agendas, while restoring integrity to politics, would be a violation of freedom. The equalizer should be the vast disparity in numbers between these elites and the average citizen, but, by appealing to the conservative stance on social issues, have been able to brain-wash the rural republican voter into supporting economics that cater to the rich.
ReplyDeleteThis happens in every election. Large interest groups and wealthy people love to donate to campaigns in order to gain political power. The only new aspect of this is the new name, "superdonor." This has just become a staple of American politics. Every year more and more money goes into campaigns and everyone is just going to have to deal with it.
ReplyDeletePoliticians use too much money on campaigns while at the same time saying that they will be raising money for different options that they believe are needed, if they get into office. It would be much easier if the campaigns were payed for by the parties, which also have too much money, and the people raising money for the candidate could give that money to the cause that they believe in. Their money would be going to what they want and not something that the candidate thinks is more important.
ReplyDeleteI think that Jake Day is 100% right in that this is why Republicans insist on tax breaks for the rich, because they need money on their side for their policies. I do not think that these "superdoners" are fair for election, but hey, there is nothing legally wrong with it until our government does something about it, and we all know how progressive Congress is...
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