“Big Money buys politicians who will do their bidding, and the results are clear,” the senator said.
Sanders warned that Bowman’s loss is a show that groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee can simply “buy elections” if they consolidate enough funding, completely subverting the purpose of democratic elections.
“The pundits will draw their conclusions about this race. Here’s mine: It is an outrage and an insult to democracy that we maintain a corrupt campaign finance system which allows billionaire-funded super PACs to buy elections,” Sanders said. “It is not a coincidence that with our corrupt campaign finance system we also have a rigged economy that allows the very rich to get much richer while many working people are falling further behind,” he continued. “Big Money buys politicians who will do their bidding, and the results are clear.”on the race, elevating it to the status of the most expensive House primary in history.
“We must overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Buying elections is not ‘freedom of speech,’” Sanders said, alludingReports have found that much of the funding against progressive candidates this cycle is coming from sources with a vested interest in opposing progressives like Bowman who are critical of Israel and supportive of left-leaning policies.
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