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Money only matters when the only two options play that game...
Musk could give Republicans a trillion dollars, it won't stop an authentic progressive with charisma like Mamdani.
No amount of money can translate to votes like that.
The money is to alter the results; not change perceptions before voting.
That doesn't make any sense.
Because if they were doing that, they'd have people who wanted to do it and wouldn't require a bribe.
If they were bribing people, they'd demand payment be made after, and then just not pay them
Under no circumstance would they pay first and hope to not get ratfucked, because they fuck over everyone else at the drop of a hat.
Sounds like you’re claiming politicians dont accept bribes. Which is verifiably false.
They can pay before or after, if the politician doesn’t follow through on their end wealthy people have other ways to make them pay.
Or maybe the word gets out that a particular politician isn’t delivering. With the resources that the wealthy have they can run a smear campaign and ruin that politicians career.
Not to mention Clarence Thomas was bribed by letting him use a super yacht. If he didn’t follow through on his end the owner could just not let him use the yacht anymore.
There are many ways to skin this cat.