Super PACs Seek To Steal Local Elections

[GoLeft TV]

The billions of dollars being raised by Super PACs right now isn’t just to buy the White House. These groups are hoping to push conservative majorities in local elections all over the country, and as we’ve seen in the past, they’ve been wildly successful at this to the detriment of citizens.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

[HassleCat]

1. This is how they take over

They elect people to school boards, county commissions, local planning boards, anything they can find. Then they promote the more successful of these candidates to state legislatures, etc. Democrats used to do this.

[Dustlawyer]

2. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce realized in the 1980's that a small amount of money goes a long way in

local elections. They have controlled Texas this way to the point that you cannot find Democrats who are willing to run because they will face an opponent financed by outsiders. They control the states this way which is why we ended up with all of these Republican governors and corporate Justices on state Supreme Courts. In Texas you can win at the courthouse, but your client will lose if they win enough money that your opponent takes it to the Texas Supreme Court where individuals lose vs. corporations 94% of the time! Corporations have a lid on the courthouses of this country!

I was wondering why the DNC hasn't focused more locally and I believe that the 3rd way money folks don't want them to.

[L0oniX]

3. Silly oligarchy ...playing Monopoly...

and we are all going to lose with Hillary.