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Janet Mills Is Flopping in the Fight for Maine Senate (www.dropsitenews.com)
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The problem is that for the entire fourth quarter of 2025, she raised just $822,000 in small contributions. That would mean that, after raising more than a half million in one day from regular people, she raised just $287,000 more over the next two and a half months. As a candidate, some drop off after launch day is expected, but to drop that far and that fast raises major concerns about how much momentum there is behind her bid, especially considering that the Democratic Party in Washington has turned on its small-dollar fundraising program for Mills. The party has carpet-bombed inboxes on her behalf, but people seem not to be responding.

The Mills campaign did not respond when asked to clarify these day-one fundraising issues.

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

“If we don’t get enough money, how are we to be expected to win an election?”

This weird ultra capitalist version of democracy is so fucking exhausting. Theres two parties. Its Maine. Its not that big, just fucking campaign for a bit. 800 grand? You can easily hire 16 people for the year, and what are you even doing? Putting up signs, cold calling, managing social media? I just absolutely hate these people.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 32 minutes ago

This ~~weird ultra capitalist version of~~ democracy is so fucking exhausting.

Ftfy. America is on the more blatant side, but this is how liberal democracy works everywhere; it's why the rich like it. Lobbying, political donations and control of the media are the mechanisn liberal democracy provides for converting wealth into political power.