A Democrat, Siding With the G.O.P., Is Removing Limits on Political Cash at ‘Breathtaking’ Speed
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The Federal Election Commission has long done little more than reach deadlock, but an ascendant bloc of three Republicans and one Democrat has begun to unravel longstanding restraints.
      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Its interesting right? In a Machiavellian sense.

        The timing just… all came together for Manchin to have played his role, and now Fetterman gets to be "that ‘Democrat’ ".

        Maybe the Fetterman one hits a bit closer to home because I don’t think Manchin really ever presented himself as anything other than what he was. Regardless, the useful tool of an “unreliable Democrat” remains firmly in place.

  • anticolonialist@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We saw the writing on the wall with the first draft of the House’s 2021 Freedom To Vote bill. It was unlimited campaign contributions on steroids. It made Citizens United look like child’s play and essentially killed off 3rd party ability to findraise and gain ballot access.