[Bryanw92]

I would never pay to see a politician speak. I’ll contribute money to their campaigns and buy their books, but paying an admission fee is repulsive to me and it even seems un-American.

[rob777]

"I would never pay to see a politician speak. I’ll contribute money to their campaigns and buy their books, but paying an admission fee is repulsive to me and it even seems un-American."


I could not agree more. We also need to consider that this is a CANADIAN poll asking CANADIANS whether they would pay to hear an AMERICAN political figure speak. I would be surprised if any of our politicians roused enough interest in Canadians to motivate them to pay for the honor of hearing that politician speak.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Yea, no kidding. I live in Iowa and they practically pay to come see us. I’m exaggerating but there’s certainly no need to pay.

[MortMan]

Consider that attending a fundraiser - where you make a donation in return for rubbing elbows and listening to a speach - is the very definition of “paying to hear a politician speak”.

The wording makes it sound dirty - but fundraisers are very, very ingrained in American politics.

[reasonisfaith]

“I would never pay to see a politician speak.”

I would tend to agree.

Unless the politician were particularly unique in a meaningful way.