” So they don’t hear what we say, but they hear the sound of checkbooks just fine, or used to. “
Yeah. The checkbook is the one way before an election to get your point across.
The BIG voice of vote totaling comes a little late. They can look back at their losses and see they screwed up. By then it’s too late to fix the problem. They’d have to wait until the next election cycle, and by then they’re out of power.
I sometimes donate to candidates, sometimes even a Republican, but never to a Party. They won’t miss my contribution.