In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” is in a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democrat or independent has filed to run.
I think your argument is sound, but it fails to take into account the disproportionate funding between the sides. A dem needs to run on their own dollar while the mediocre GOP influencer can get set for life money from the Russians.
That’s also a fair point. Oligarchs aren’t seeking out shady methods of funneling money to candidates to run progressive campaigns. In general, money always has motivation, which is one of the reasons Citizens United was so catastrophic.
I think your argument is sound, but it fails to take into account the disproportionate funding between the sides. A dem needs to run on their own dollar while the mediocre GOP influencer can get set for life money from the Russians.
That’s also a fair point. Oligarchs aren’t seeking out shady methods of funneling money to candidates to run progressive campaigns. In general, money always has motivation, which is one of the reasons Citizens United was so catastrophic.