#Virginia
#CampaignFinanceReform We blew it. Here's a breakdown of what happened.
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Pritzker gives $5 million to boost Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's Senate bid

The billionaire governor's contribution, which was anticipated, was made through a pro-Stratton super PAC and already is being used to run TV ads with just weeks to go in the campaign.

Chicago Sun-Times

Occupy DC

This contemplative exchange is situated within the vital context of the Occupy DC movement, which emerged in 2011 as a localized manifestation of the global response to economic disparity and corporate influence. Dr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis and Myra Jackson engage participants on how concerted public action successfully elevated concepts like income inequity into mainstream consciousness. The dialogue posits that the fundamental corrective action for establishing true societal balance must begin with campaign finance reform, ultimately framing the purpose of the 99% as a transcendental principle of global unity and shared human experience.

πŸ”— https://youtu.be/iQ-GRqKdSyk

#OccupyDC #CampaignFinanceReform #IncomeInequality #CorporateInfluence #CollectiveEfficacy #GlobalUnity

We need campaign fundraising legislation in the USA NOW. It may be (probably is) too late. Campaigning should never have become an industry. Fuck Schmidt and the rest of them. Hooray for them that they were able to climb that economic ladder for being good- no great- at mudslinging.#CampaignFinanceReform

(I am so tired of the trump texts begging for donations)

Hey #Democrats, remember when we had publicly financed political campaigns and your party supported #CampaignFinanceReform? Can you maybe try to bring that back? Hello? Democrats? 😦 #USPol #Politics #California https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-19/billionaire-hedge-fund-founder-tom-steyer-is-running-for-governor
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor

Billionaire hedge fund founder, climate change warrior and major Democratic donor Tom Steyer is running for governor. Fossil fuel and migrant detention facility investments will likely draw attacks from his fellow Democrats.

Los Angeles Times

I don't want to get my hopes up but I'll be watching this, and supporting it if I can.

SCOTUS has ruled that corporations have a "first amdendment right" to essentially unlimited political contributions. Corporations, however, exist only with the permission of individual states. This is a plan to limit or eliminate corporate political contributions, including through superPACs, by limiting the legal powers of corporations at the state level (i.e., prohibiting or limiting political contributions).

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/montana-plan-citizens-united

#uspol #CitizensUnited #CampaignFinanceReform #1a #MontanaPlan

Could The Montana Plan Spell The End Of Citizens United?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

The Big Picture
Brendan Fischer: "FEC reports prove that Trump pardoned a tax cheat named Paul Walczak just weeks after his mother gave $1 million to Trump’s super PAC. Remind me again how donations to 'independent' groups like super PACs cannot lead to corruption?"
#CampaignFinanceReform #ethics #politics
Michigan utility aided sabotage of Covid lockdown policies, documents reveal

DTE Energy had denied involvement in dark money non-profits, but court documents show a $100,000 donation

The Guardian

πŸ’‘ Can voting be fair if most people only hear from the wealthiest candidates?

I just opened a discussion on Reddit about campaign visibility and structural reform.

Would love your thoughts β†’ https://www.reddit.com/r/electionreform/comments/1l2a83w/can_voting_be_fair_if_only_wealthy_candidates_can/

#VotingRights #CampaignFinanceReform #Democracy #Fediverse

Today is the 15 year anniversary of the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision, this was the tipping point to where we are today. Campaign spending by corporations and other outside groups increased by nearly 900% between 2008 and 2016. In 2020, total election spending was $14.4 billion, up from $5.7 billion in 2018, and more than $1 billion in dark money was spent. #Democracy #uspol #CampaignFinanceReform #Corruption #oligarchy https://campaignlegal.org/update/how-does-citizens-united-decision-still-affect-us-2025