A Democrat says the election was rigged!

[Shaul]

"After Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., failed to advance to the general election for the U.S. Senate in California, her statement thanking her supporters on X included one particularly striking sentence: “Because of you, we had the establishment running scared — withstanding 3 to 1 in TV spending and an onslaught of billionaires spending millions to rig this election.”

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/katie-porter-california-senate-election-rcna142292

 

[F1fan]

Oh, you mean how excessive money can be used to sway elections.

The USA needs massive election finance reform after the Citizens United catastrophe by the Supreme Court.

 

[Shaul]

Oh, you mean how excessive money can be used to sway elections.

The USA needs massive election finance reform after the Citizens United catastrophe by the Supreme Court.

Oh, so you mean you agree with Rep. Porter that US elections are rigged.

 

[F1fan]

Oh, so you mean you agree with Rep. Porter that US elections are rigged.

Only in the context that she meant it, that the wealthy can manipulate elections with excessive money.

Not in the way that conservatives claim about election fraud in 2020. The irony is that the fraud was all on the part of Trump and his co-conspirators. And we know Trump and his fellow criminals failed. This is why they were indicted and facing justice.

 

[Revoltingest]

Losers do love to claim rigged elections, eh.
This has bi-partisan participation.

 

[Shaul]

Only in the context that she meant it, that the wealthy can manipulate elections with excessive money.

Not in the way that conservatives claim about election fraud in 2020. The irony is that the fraud was all on the part of Trump and his co-conspirators. And we know Trump and his fellow criminals failed. This is why they were indicted and facing justice

"Where's the evidence?"

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Of course they're rigged. It's all about money. Lobbying groups and rich donors buy out politicians and tell them what agendas to push.

 

[McBell]

"Where's the evidence?"

um...
She lost.

That the same evidence Trump presented for his 60+ lawsuits...
In fact, that is all that was presented that panned out as true...

 

[F1fan]

"Where's the evidence?"

I'm not sure what you are asking for. Katie porter faced massive outspending against her at a 3 to 1 ratio. That doesn't feel like what should happen in a democracy. To my mind we need massive reform to funding, and shorter, more concise primary and election processes. I think one reason so many voters don't know the candidates is because they campaign for years. Not many want to pay attention that long.

 

[Valjean]

Oh, so you mean you agree with Rep. Porter that US elections are rigged.

It sounds more like a claim that corporate interests supporting the free-trade Republicans outspend the dems on propaganda, gerrymandering districts, voter suppression, ballot suppression, &c.