Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races
mitchbob
23 points
5 comments
June 01, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
drannex
We're going to keep seeing this "unprecedented spending" until we make Citizens United illegal again. Corporations (& the rich) should not be able to buy elections directly, or indirectly. Corporations are not people.
Hugsbox
Pretty crazy that this is legal in a "modern-day democracy".