The GOP is now vulnerable to wealthy individuals and special interests; Democrats are not far behind.
In recent years, Republicans at the state and local levels have begun seeing the truth about how special interests and even foreign adversaries have infiltrated our political system, and they’re taking note that lately “dark money” is now boosting Democrats, write Matt Howerton and Ann Drumm.If the overwhelming influence of money in politics is a concern to you, you are not alone.
Every presidential election, the U.S. sets a new record for total election spending, and this year will be no different. From 2016 to 2020, the total spending in U.S. electionsfrom $6.5 billion to $14.4 billion. As the influence of big money continues to grow, that of ordinary Americans continues to decline.Fifteen years ago, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, Republican power brokers in Washington, D.C.
Republicans in other states are taking action. Wyoming Republican state lawmakers are warning voters about the influence of hard-to-trace outside spending.: “The influx of D.C.-style politics, with alarmist language designed to incite fear and anger, seeks to influence public opinion by appealing to our worst instincts, and often has nothing to do with real life in Wyoming.
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