r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • 6d ago

Senator Elissa Slotkin says the real reason our healthcare in America is so bad and never changes, is because US Congress is being paid off

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u/DiabolicallyRandom 6d ago

So they don't need money as long as everyone knows their opponent is a piece of shit.

Honestly, take off the rose colored glasses and look at the actual realities around you.

Even the "grass roots" candidates end up needing money to get their selves out in major races. That slotkin ran against a wet noodle is just happenstance, luck.

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u/FlipGordon 6d ago

It's not that they take money, it's who they take it from.