Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by tjwebbnorfolk on Saturday January 24, 2026 @10:12PM
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It's widely reported that the democrats spent over twice as much money as Trump. Both parties have their share of big donors, this isn't new, nor is it specific to Elon. It's been this way a long, long time.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by mmooss on Saturday January 24, 2026 @10:37PM
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Are those shares equal? It's true that both parties got votes in every state, but that doesn't tell use much.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by tjwebbnorfolk on Sunday January 25, 2026 @02:24PM
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Ok at this point I don't know what you're talking about anymore.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by terminalshort on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:31PM
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Both sides have their supporters. Everyone knows that. I'm not going to take your bait to prove a negative. In both 2016 and 2024 Trump raised less money than his opponent (massively less in 2016) and still won.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by lateforwork on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:35PM
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That was a different election.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by irishcoffee on Saturday January 24, 2026 @09:23PM
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Trump raised and spent less money in 2024. Full stop.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by lateforwork on Saturday January 24, 2026 @11:33PM
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Right, he didn't have as many people giving $10 to $25 instead he had a few billionaires ploughing millions into superpacks.
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by irishcoffee on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:41PM
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I don’t like trump. I very much dislike trump.
I don’t see how your point disagrees with what I said.
Mostly though: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-billionaires-publicly-ba...
Headline: More billionaires are publicly backing Kamala Harris than Donald Trump
Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet...
by anonymousiam on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:45PM
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Zukerberg spent almost twice that much to get Biden elected.
https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/118th-congress/hou...
Elon Musk spent $290 million to elect Trump. Are you saying that had no impact? How do you know this?