this does not give me hope as someone who is politically engaged, has a monthly donation budget, and has not donated to a dem in a decade because donating for one election made my phone borderline unusable for like a year
@adambonica.bsky.socialThe Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look.
On why the press looks away:
data4democracy.substack.com
The Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ Side
This is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so.