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Patrick says

American democracy is being corrupted out of existence.

I agree, and it's been the trend since Reagan or before. But Trump is an entirely new and scarey level.

marcus says

But Trump is an entirely new and scarey level.

What did he do now?

How can I get in on public funding? Can anyone who wants to declare themselves a candidate do so, and use the money to pay for promotional events and parties? Is there any rule preventing 200M+ Americans above voting age to declare themselves candidates and get free public funding?

Petitions!

Citizens would need to have enough grass roots support to get the initial level of funding. If they can use that to get more support, they get more funding.

rando says

Petitions!

Citizens would need to have enough grass roots support to get the initial level of funding. If they can use that to get more support, they get more funding.

Can we start by kicking this asshole out of office? $3.3million by Democrat "committees" is outrage enough, but judging by the 3 Al Muratsuchi commercials PER COMMERCIAL BREAK starting six months before the election, there was at least 10 million in soft money spent.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-aftermath-updates-trail-muratsuchi-defeats-hadley-in-state-1478717220-htmlstory.html

rando says

Petitions!

Citizens would need to have enough grass roots support to get the initial level of funding. If they can use that to get more support, they get more funding.

Oh. So it is kind of like having another primary before the regular primary. Now, how do potential candidates raise money to pay for the costly process of collecting signatures, a necessity in order to get public money for the primary and then later for the real election?

Tenpoundbass says

What did he do now?

He raised less SuperPAC Money than Clinton did.

Patrick says

Publicly fund all congressional and presidential campaigns

If we really want freedom we need to do the opposite. Defund the feds, watch it collapse, then establish a new government based on the much more decentralized Federalist Papers.

justme says

how do potential candidates raise money to pay for the costly process of collecting signatures, a necessity in order to get public money for the primary and then later for the real election?

Dunno. The point of the proposal is mostly to ensure that voices without massive corporate money behind them also get heard.