Fundraising and Politics

July 3rd, 2003 | by aobaoill |

There’s an article in today’s NYT about Dean’s fundraising (more than any other potential candidate in the last quarter if reports are to be believed). It’s not surprising, but is noteworthy, that the article states that:

While the differences might amount to only a few hundred thousand dollars, the candidates’ success at drawing contributions helps build early impressions about their viability among Democratic delegates, elected officials, union leaders and, inevitably, journalists, whose reports on fund-raising help create those critical impressions.

The extent to which candidates are seen as suitable or not based on the amount of money raised seems a perversion of politics. Again, not surprising, but something that should not be left without note. And you have to admire, in the midst of an article touting Dean’s viability, the reference to the power of journalists to define that very viability.

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