This assumes enough of the small dollar population agrees on anything to meaningfully compete on the cost of buying.
replyThey may on paper, but of course a lot of money goes to dividing us up come election time. What you are suggesting is no shortcut - it would rather be almost like inventing an alternative political party.
The joke is that we’re already paying for representatives, they just don’t seem to be very loyal to their employers.
replyExactly, that is the proof. We are already losing this game. Trying to outspend lobbyists using some kind of crowdfunding sounds interesting at first, but is just restating the same terms on which the game is already rigged, which means you will just lose again.
replyI think there might be a way to make it work, however you would have to be very aware and plan for a way to not reinvent the same losing dynamics. It might not be possible.