Many Donors and Volunteers, Not Money

Bernies Sander's Small Beer Donors makes the handwringing over too much money in politics and decrying the Citizens United  Supreme Court decision for allowing billionaires to express themselves with as much money as they wish amusing. The raising of many small donations is not only democratic, it’s politically effective.  Donors commit themselves to candidate.  The more donors, not money, a candidate garners the stronger they become. Stronger to field volunteers to knock on doors and get out the vote for their candidate. Candidates that rely on a few fat cat donors will fail.  Schemes that try to level the supposed money advantage with matching funds from the public just keeps the politician’s eye off the ball of recruiting many donors and volunteers.