InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agoSwing state polling. Biden's getting crushed.hexbear.netimagemessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down11
arrow-up1160arrow-down1imageSwing state polling. Biden's getting crushed.hexbear.netInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square162fedilink
minus-squarequarrk [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·5 months agoI always figured you can grift more when actually in power compared to fundraising like chumps in the offseason. The amount that industry lobbyists will pay to get a government contract or whatever makes donations look petty. But I have no sense of the actual numbers for any of this
minus-squarenat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 months agoThe difference is, the lobbyists expect returns on their money. People getting emails about STOPPING TYRANNY are donating on a 100% vibes basis and will accept “shucks orange man stopped us” instead of concrete actions
I always figured you can grift more when actually in power compared to fundraising like chumps in the offseason.
The amount that industry lobbyists will pay to get a government contract or whatever makes donations look petty.
But I have no sense of the actual numbers for any of this
The difference is, the lobbyists expect returns on their money. People getting emails about STOPPING TYRANNY are donating on a 100% vibes basis and will accept “shucks orange man stopped us” instead of concrete actions