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appplicationtoday at 3:14 PM1 replyview on HN

Really, 100% correct? Your premise isn’t wrong, but the practical reality of the ruling (without further nuance) has been fairly catastrophic for democracy, in that it completely sidesteps campaign finance limits, which exist for a very good reason.


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orangecattoday at 3:47 PM

the practical reality of the ruling (without further nuance) has been fairly catastrophic for democracy

How so? If the answer is "Trump" I certainly won't disagree on the catastrophic part, but he didn't get elected because of money; in all three elections his campaign was substantially outspent by his opponents.