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(DIR) Post #AxtrMYCsQ7iuHckX2m by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-05T15:23:40Z
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I'm stunned! In this short political ad Zohran asks for people to stop sending money and please come help with the door knocking and the chit chatting needed to really win an election. I don't really know if I believe him? But, that is because he is a politician. And my trust has been totally destroyed! However, I'm delighted he's saying it, and if it's true?Woah. Seriously. This is what I'm always wishing they would do.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Ps-S0G0tw
(DIR) Post #AxtrZ9WjUSf9VN2uvI by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-05T15:25:58Z
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Banger of a political advertisement. It's not just an ad, though, he needs to stick to this and make it real. I'll be watching and I'm a meanie about this kind of thing. Because it's kind of the root of all of the other things that keep being broken. I also think it will be a hard thing to do. And if he does it? Worth cheering for.
(DIR) Post #AxtsDc4SmdqzcG7GhE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-05T15:33:17Z
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One of the most common thing the very few people I know who voted for Trump in 2016 have cited as their reason was that goofy promise he made to take a salary of "just one dollar"To me this said Trump was going to be getting paid a lot more than the quarter of million we pay the president in OTHER ways, but it was really meaningful to a lot of people.I like this better since it is more plausible. There is an upper limit to what spending can do over people power.
(DIR) Post #AxtsWfjPOlKsTFM8yu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-05T15:36:46Z
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But, normally if a candidate "goes viral" and gets national attention they just keep collecting money all that they can. In the best case they use it to help other members of their party... often it just ends up ... gone, one way or another. Enthusiastic volunteers are priceless. A single motivated person can pull more votes than thousands spent on commercials. But you can't buy a new car with an enthusiastic volunteer.
(DIR) Post #AxttBqzIS7zbFpQNgu by Sean@liberal.city
2025-09-05T15:44:10Z
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@futurebird there's an upper limit to spend money, not just effectively but legally when participating in Campaign Finance Board's matching funds program. Zohran met this upper limit for the primary late April or early May, so I think it's likely that he'll do the same thing for the general election and get helped out with throngs of volunteers (5k people participated in the scavenger hunt Sunday before last) & outperforming polls is likely in general election
(DIR) Post #AxtwN4jTzP0Svo4PiK by wonkothesane@mstdn.social
2025-09-05T16:19:48Z
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@futurebird He’s for real as someone connected to him via the DSA. Whether he’ll live up to our hopes and not be crushed by the office is another story. Bud isn’t your normal pac funded politician
(DIR) Post #Axu0usqh4wKbjlosfw by catmisgivings@stranger.social
2025-09-05T17:10:44Z
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@futurebird I live in a district the democrats gave up on. Talk to us! We are nowhere near as monolithic and one-sided in our beliefs as you would guess from looking at the maps! How do I know this? I grew up here!
(DIR) Post #AxvIMdSLnJPcU8DCxk by alleightbits@weatherishappening.network
2025-09-06T08:00:56Z
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@futurebird I was surprised when I went to his campaign website during the primary, and it insisted people volunteer in lieu of donations; indeed, there were no such links on the site
(DIR) Post #AxwhnctMgzM0Z8m65I by kbbeen@social.coop
2025-09-07T00:20:40Z
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@futurebird This is legit. Under NYC campaign finance laws if you take matching funds, which he does, then there is a spending limit. Once you reach the limit there is no point in raising more money. The same thing happened in the primary. There can still be super pacs that support him but that’s separate from the campaign.