Tiffany Muller
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Well, first, Ben, thanks so much for having me on today. Even though these aren't always fun topics to talk about, they are critically important topics to talk about, and it's so good to be here with you. I mean, I think that what we're seeing right now in this moment in our country is exactly what 15 years under the Citizens United ruling does to a country.
Well, first, Ben, thanks so much for having me on today. Even though these aren't always fun topics to talk about, they are critically important topics to talk about, and it's so good to be here with you. I mean, I think that what we're seeing right now in this moment in our country is exactly what 15 years under the Citizens United ruling does to a country.
Well, first, Ben, thanks so much for having me on today. Even though these aren't always fun topics to talk about, they are critically important topics to talk about, and it's so good to be here with you. I mean, I think that what we're seeing right now in this moment in our country is exactly what 15 years under the Citizens United ruling does to a country.
where you have the richest man in the world who, as you said, spent almost $300 million to elect the president of the United States and then is rewarded with unprecedented access and power and the ability to line his own pockets with more government contracts and big data that he can go monetize in his private businesses.
where you have the richest man in the world who, as you said, spent almost $300 million to elect the president of the United States and then is rewarded with unprecedented access and power and the ability to line his own pockets with more government contracts and big data that he can go monetize in his private businesses.
where you have the richest man in the world who, as you said, spent almost $300 million to elect the president of the United States and then is rewarded with unprecedented access and power and the ability to line his own pockets with more government contracts and big data that he can go monetize in his private businesses.
um and we're seeing that play out in cabinet position after cabinet position and with trump rewarding himself right this is about a hundred days of chaos corruption but continued rising prices on the american people so i think we've seen what they're prioritizing they're prioritizing themselves they're prioritizing who can write the biggest check
um and we're seeing that play out in cabinet position after cabinet position and with trump rewarding himself right this is about a hundred days of chaos corruption but continued rising prices on the american people so i think we've seen what they're prioritizing they're prioritizing themselves they're prioritizing who can write the biggest check
um and we're seeing that play out in cabinet position after cabinet position and with trump rewarding himself right this is about a hundred days of chaos corruption but continued rising prices on the american people so i think we've seen what they're prioritizing they're prioritizing themselves they're prioritizing who can write the biggest check
but it's all coming at the expense of the American people.
but it's all coming at the expense of the American people.
but it's all coming at the expense of the American people.
And our organization, to your point, is 10 years old and we are a grassroots powered movement that is actually just made up of everyday hardworking Americans, retired teachers, firefighters, folks who give $10 or $15 at a time because they care about the future of our democracy and they care about having a democracy that doesn't just work for those who can write the biggest check,
And our organization, to your point, is 10 years old and we are a grassroots powered movement that is actually just made up of everyday hardworking Americans, retired teachers, firefighters, folks who give $10 or $15 at a time because they care about the future of our democracy and they care about having a democracy that doesn't just work for those who can write the biggest check,
And our organization, to your point, is 10 years old and we are a grassroots powered movement that is actually just made up of everyday hardworking Americans, retired teachers, firefighters, folks who give $10 or $15 at a time because they care about the future of our democracy and they care about having a democracy that doesn't just work for those who can write the biggest check,
but really is about everyone having the same power and voice in our democracy.
but really is about everyone having the same power and voice in our democracy.
but really is about everyone having the same power and voice in our democracy.
They are absolutely doing nothing at this point in time. Look, you know, the Federal Elections Commission isn't one of those sexy agencies that's in the headlines every single day, but it's now 50 years old and it was formed in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
They are absolutely doing nothing at this point in time. Look, you know, the Federal Elections Commission isn't one of those sexy agencies that's in the headlines every single day, but it's now 50 years old and it was formed in the wake of the Watergate scandal.