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The GOP tends to get a lot of press coverage about how they are in bed with corporate interests and lobbying groups, but the reality is that both major parties are dependent on their money.
This article is a great example.
theintercept.com/2019/08/29/dsc…
This article is a great example.
theintercept.com/2019/08/29/dsc…
In this country, corporations, lobbying groups and Super PACs have significant influence not only on campaigns (and hence on who gets elected), but also on the day-to-day process of policy making.
Another area of influence that gets less media attention is how those groups influence who gets to run for office.
This is what's known as the #InvisiblePrimary or the #MoneyPrimary
This is what's known as the #InvisiblePrimary or the #MoneyPrimary
Thread: At @fivethirtyeight, @natesilver has put forward an interesting schema for understanding the 2020 Dem primary, looking at who has support in “five corners” of the Dem primary electorate: fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5… But I think there's a more useful schema to consider. 1/
The “five corners” schema may or may not be a good way to understand primary voting in 2020, but there may be a better way to examine the #invisibleprimary competition in *2019*: competition over resources instead of competition over support. 2/
Call it a resource theory of the #invisibleprimary. Especially in a large field of candidates with a front-loaded primary cycle, candidates need to go into 2020 not necessarily with overwhelming support, but with a perception of viability. 3/
