What You Need to Know About Corruption
summary
Campaign funding creates a hidden first stage where 57,854 Americans giving $5,200 each — about 0.2% donors — effectively nominate who the rest can vote for, turning fundraising into a money primary that eats 30–70% of members’ time. A large Princeton analysis finds average voters’ preferences have near-zero effect on policy. The proposed remedies are platform reforms: devote ~10% of net creativity to civic tools, build public digital platforms, and mobilize coordinated online pressure.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 0:55the anti- democrat
- 2:17SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO TWEEDS
- 3:29ALL-WHITE PRIMARY
- 3:52DEMOCRACY RESPONSIVE TO WHITES
- 4:15The ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures.
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