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In reply to the discussion: In my opinion, the Democrats cannot address any issue until this issue addressed. [View all]But I wouldn't count on that as an ongoing way to finance elections. It took a moment of near hysteria to reach that leave of giving. It won't always be that way. The right/GOP always has one huge advantage, money. And when you have millions/billions it's mostly discretionary income. When the economy sours very little of what the working class has will be discretionary.
We need to strike now while the iron is hot. We need publicly funded elections, and an end to voter suppression, gerrymandering, insecure voting equipment and any partisan meddling in elections. Reforms like these will help prevent either party from putting it's thumb on the scales in the future. That is, until the systems are eroded and corrupted again. Rust never sleeps.