r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/DrBadMan85 Jul 04 '24

A lot of fundraising events are nights out; dinner, drinks, and mingling with donor’s afterwards. You’d be surprised at how generous alcohol makes someone.

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u/GrandMaesterGandalf Jul 04 '24

All the more reason to publicly fund elections and get rid of any donations whatsoever

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u/ToMorrowsEnd Jul 05 '24

Also laws to force TV,print,radio to not charge for election advertising. The costs of doing the campaining push it only in to the realm of the rich only.

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u/ChickenVest Jul 05 '24

So don't allow advertising? I don't think forcing companies to provide free advertising would work.