In 2011, the Super PAC supporting Mitt R. raised $30 million from fewer than 200 contributors. The engine of this effort to buy control of the executive branch is fueled by an average contribution of roughly $150,000. All this at the same time he roamed among his many homes, paid lower tax than you on yearly income greater than you will make in a lifetime from money hidden in foreign banks.
Barack Obama has received an average donation of $55 from 1 million 300 thousand people so far. All this at the same time he OK'd the rescue of seafaring men from pirates, exported more illegals than Bush, extended health insurance to millions of kids, OK's the end of Bin Laden while facing wobbly chin Speaker boner and the teary eyed oligarchs.
Barack has decided today to allow a pac to operate on his behalf according to the laws. Without it he would be swamped, the Kochs alone are pledgeing 100 million for just one of the Romney pacs, and they will give hugh to many local races all over the nation. Obama said he had to, it was not wise to unilaterally disarm. Insiders say even with this, Obama might be outspent. Democrats running for other offices will be outspent in most markets by hugh sums. At the end of this election cycle the GOP, the corporations, the 1%, the reichwing, may own far more of the government than they do now. At some point, your going to have to open your wallet and give a few dollars to some democrat somewhere. I always give a half dozen of them from 20 to 100 bucks each, less than 300 total I suppose, this year will be the same, maybe a bit more.
Darrel,
ReplyDeletePeople are smart enough to see what is happening here - Koch brothers etal are out to buy this election.
We will see a revolution in this nation - I would say within the next thirty to forty years if not sooner. This will be where the poor over throw the aristocracy. Obama sees that coming and is trying to bring about less of the huge dispariancy in wealth that exist in the country.
Ron