Seeing some stuff saying mutual aid is always more important than political donations. Here’s my thoughts:

1. If we get a landslide and maybe even control of the legislature, that means a mandate. And if we keep this energy up after the election, we can push for better social supports or maybe even UBI.

2. Donations aren’t mutually exclusive. I give mutual aid to individuals thoughout the year, and sometimes to causes.

3. I’ve seen the criticism that corporate donations decide everything. But do they have to? When a campaign gets tons of small donations, that causes shifts in media reporting, campaign energy, talking points, governing priorities, and gives an elected political capital towards for-the-people actions during their term. Which is exactly why I made two small donations to Harris’s campaign last weekend. Obama’s mass of small donors was all the talk of the media all 2008 and I still see it referenced. Small donations = INFLUENCE.

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