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“Voters’ mailboxes bulge with election ads from groups with unfamiliar names; television and radio are overwhelmed with paid political spots and attack pieces. But the candidates themselves—and their positions on issues—can be much harder to locate. In a place where politicians once made getting to know their voters across vast distances a sport, statewide elected officials often spurn town halls and skip public events in favor of private fundraisers. The result is a distanced, disenchanted electorate, frustrated that its concerns go unheard, and a slate of electeds who seem to primarily serve their donors…”
“…When you’re looking at having to spend or to raise that kind of money to be competitive, where is your focus going to be? It’s going to be talking to the donor,” said Mangan. “We can make money not the focus of these races anymore, and put the focus where it should be, the citizen, the voter, regardless of party.”
