Comments on: Political Payoff Tally

By: erico49

erico49 — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:24:20 +0000

It would be interesting, Yossarian, to have donations go to a blind trust. The candidate would get a balance, but no info in individual donors. I am betting few big donors would contribute if their names were not known to the campaign.

EDITOR NOTE–“No reason for the quid without the pro quo.”

By: Yossarian_22

Yossarian_22 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:00:49 +0000

Donations are the fuel a candidate receives to keep navigating or beginning to navigate the halls of power. They are a fig leaf of democracy, in that anyone can privately support their candidate of “choice.” But donations are the perfect mechanism for allowing the ultra powerful to possess the halls of power and they have already erected a Deep State (in the Boston Globe’s own words) that is chaired by unelected gatekeepers of the Establishment. The serious donors are ensuring that no candidate removes these gatekeepers or appoints a rebel that will undo their rule.

This is why I actually approve of non-donor elections that disconnect the candidates from these massive funds. Candidates should feel free to operate on their own convictions and those of the voters. That would be more democratic.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:32:07 +0000

How do you get the people to pay attention? Time to vote the drunk out!

By: Len

Len — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 03:48:43 +0000

Mr Crapo proves it PAYS to go to Washington and drink a bit

By: Erico49

Erico49 — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:36:02 +0000

Crapo does pretty well for a 24-year veteran of Congress who claims he is not a Washington insider.

By: Bieter begone

Bieter begone — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:54:03 +0000

I’m more exercised about the money flowing to Bieter who has $80,000+ Cash left over from his election haul. Or the kabillions that flow to the pay to play Clinton crime family foundation.