There’s all the avalanche of small contributions going to Democratic campaigns, even as the pool of small donors to Republicans is drying up like Lake Mead. The GOP has plenty of sugar daddies who write big checks, but the volume of small donors is a measure of base enthusiasm. By this admittedly subjective measure, the Democratic base i…
There’s all the avalanche of small contributions going to Democratic campaigns, even as the pool of small donors to Republicans is drying up like Lake Mead. The GOP has plenty of sugar daddies who write big checks, but the volume of small donors is a measure of base enthusiasm. By this admittedly subjective measure, the Democratic base is aroused and enthusiastic and the Republican base is sinking into the Slough of Despond. The off-year losses don’t always happen, by the way. In 1962, JFKs Democrats gained four senate seats. Which is possible this year.
There’s all the avalanche of small contributions going to Democratic campaigns, even as the pool of small donors to Republicans is drying up like Lake Mead. The GOP has plenty of sugar daddies who write big checks, but the volume of small donors is a measure of base enthusiasm. By this admittedly subjective measure, the Democratic base is aroused and enthusiastic and the Republican base is sinking into the Slough of Despond. The off-year losses don’t always happen, by the way. In 1962, JFKs Democrats gained four senate seats. Which is possible this year.