I wonder if people realize that money being in politics is WHY WE HAVE THE CANDIDATES WE DO.
Of course there are better people.
But can they get $300-500M together? Because that's what it costs to run for president in America.
And that means kissing up to a lot of rich people.
Who are only going to support people they like.
Which makes the other option: "grassroots fundraising", with social media ads, branding and appearances.
And we're back to square 1.
Don't forget the role of voters, though.
If a candidate had no chance to appeal to voters then nobody would write them checks in the first place.
We elect these people. We actively go out and pull the level to vote for them.
If we would stop voting for bad people, the money for bad people would dry up as they would be bad investments.
So long as we can be relied on to hand these people power they will keep running, keep fundraising, and keep getting into office as we empower them.
