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February 07, 2008
Follow the money
To take this a bit further than Ezra:
To get money from people, you have to offer them something. To get money from rich folk you have to, at the very least, not offend them. But you probably have to give them something. That creates a certain type of politics. To get money from broad stretches of the middle class, you have give them something. The interest of the middle class and the rich are different, where they are not actually at odds.
If Obama can get elected on the strength of donations from large parts of the middle class-- and if he is seen to do so by future candidates-- expect to start seeing a different set of priorities being rolled out over the next several year. This may end up being the big "breakthrough for democracy" we were promised with the internet...
Posted by Andrew at February 7, 2008 01:03 PM
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