2 points that need addressing:
1. The voters need to shy away from donating to “party” coffers. IMHO, voters should shy away from party labels for themselves.
2. We the People must throw away the idea that “money wins elections” because it has become “money confers power”.
If a person wants to get elected, they will find a way. If the party likes that person, the party will find a way.
Alan Keyes said it best: One vote, one dollar.
Meaning, it is your VOTE that has the value and should be what a patriotic politicians is seeking.
Although, we don’t really vote so we should just withdraw anything of value until we can actually “vote” again.
Speaking of “party coffers” I’m noticing for quite some time that over half of the fundraising letters I get are from Merrifield, VA. That’s where many of the professional fund raisers are. None of the Reps offices are actually there. There is no guarantee that much, if any, of the money that goes to Merrifield actually gets to a candidate. And I notice that many fundraisers just use a Reps name for some other “cause.”
When I want to help a Rep/Sen I only send money to their home office.
That triggered a memory.
My Mom and Dad were going out to vote in the 1956 Presidential election. Dad in his grey suit (He was a blue collar man and only got dressed for important occasions), Mom in her dress with hat and gloves.
Little Chucky, being a curious lad, asked them who they were going to vote for.
Dad replied "We always vote Democrat."
"But why? Aren't you going to vote for General Ike?"
And Dad said "Because the Democrats are for the Little Guy".
Then Mom chimed in "Well, I vote Democrat because they pay two dollars and the Republicans only pay one.
Dad, rather sharply - "Don't tell him that!"
Mom, adamantly "Well it's true!"
True story. I was only 7 but the episode really stuck in my mind.
As far as donating to candidates and not just to “the Party” I totally agree. Ironically I dontated to both Matt Deperno and Kristina Karamo directly for the fall elections in Michigan. It’s looking like I got Unipartied on the former. But to coin the lottery sayings, “You can’t win if you don’t play!”.
Come on, Brunson case...