Trump, moreover, lost these midterms decisively. With the exception of the shockingly bad author J.D. Vance in Ohio, Trump’s prominent personal picks did not appear to be faring very well on election day, and while things may change slightly, this conclusion is unlikely to be altered.
Source: Biden Holds Red Wave to a Ripple, as Trump Loses Big Time in Midterms
American Democracy
Trump Got His Ass Kicked
Dan Pfeiffer: “After a tough few months, we all deserve a little schadenfreude, right? Last night could not have gone worse for Donald J. Trump. He put himself on the ballot by endorsing candidates, holding rallies, and teasing another Presidential campaign on the eve of the election. The voters rejected Trump, Trumpism, and his chosen candidates. It was an electoral ass-kicking. Trump likely cost the GOP the Senate, several governorships, and a bunch of House seats.”
“If Trump had the self-discipline (LOL) not to make the election about himself, the Republicans would have had a much better night. Once again, the party paid the price for its fealty to Trump.”
American Democracy and Citizens United
Federal election law sets strict limits on how much you can contribute, as an individual, to your candidate of choice. That limit now stands at $2,900 per election.
Contribute more than that and you’ll be breaking the law. And you could face some hefty penalties, nearly $22,000 or even more depending on the specifics of your oversized contribution.
Wait. How can ordinary Americans face substantial penalties for contributing too much to their favorite candidates when we regularly see headlines about the multiple millions America’s wealthiest are legally investing in our elections?
USA Today, for instance, reported in October that U.S. billionaires had so far this election cycle dropped “nearly $675 million” into campaign coffers, “with almost all of that coming from the top 50 mega-rich givers.” Last month, The Washington Post put the total 2022 federal-level campaign cash from the nation’s 50 biggest donors at $1.1 billion.
Source: The Double Standard on US Campaign Contributions
Rallying for Pennsylvania congressional candidates Summer Lee and John Fetterman in Philadelphia on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders ripped U.S. billionaires for pumping record-breaking sums of cash into the midterm elections in an effort to sway the results in their favor.
Source: ‘That’s Oligarchy’: Sanders Rips Billionaires for Trying to Buy Midterm Victories – scheerpost.co
What Australians do to their own…nothing!
Owen Bowcott on Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi’s new book documenting attempts to demonise and destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and her seven-year battle to access government information.
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