re: #432 000G

But that means that the Democratic base is – at least partially – at fault, no? Politicians should always “be afraid” of not getting re-elected.

No, in this case I think that it means Democrats are afraid of pissing of their money sources, more than their actual constituents.

That’s the problem with money being treated as speech. Politicians are just as, or perhaps more, answerable to those who will fund their campaigns as those who will cast votes.

If they fear not getting re-elected for the wrong reasons, does that not mean that their constituents are not supplying them well enough with the right reasons?

I don’t know what that sentence means.