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| Money and a compliant media aren't enough anymore. |
| 2024-11-09 |
| [PowerLine] Two More Takeaways This year’s election exposed the relative insignificance of two of the main pillars of the Democratic Party: money and control over the press. Thirty or forty years ago, it might have been impossible to overcome a much better-funded opponent who was supported by virtually 100% of what then constituted the press. In 2024, Donald Trump was able to blow past those once-formidable obstacles. First, money. Financial resources are obviously significant. A candidate in any race needs enough money to get his messages out. But there is considerable evidence that in today’s world, a point of diminishing returns is often reached. It is hard to reconstruct all of the dollars that are spent on a presidential race, because there are so many different sources of funds. But I don’t think there is any doubt that Kamala Harris vastly outspent Donald Trump: Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 My big hope at the Dawn of the Internet was that people would have alternative sources of information. Now my hope is realized. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-11-09 12:22 |
| #2 Truth is a disinfectant. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-09 07:24 |
| #1 ...And I suspect Elon Musk is now Democrat Public Enemy #2. Had he not been in charge at TwiX, I think Kamala Harris would now be measuring the drapes in the Oval Office. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-11-09 07:09 |