How much money influences election results

I have often wondered about this, especially after seeing Democrats pour tons of money into failed attempts to unseat people like Mitch McConnell. This is an excellent column by David Byler of the Washington Post. I have also included tweets from after the election wondering if more money in specific races would have helped.

One thing I am tired of is incessant pleas for campaign contributions on Twitter and email. It’s overkill.

This basic idea is now a piece: https://t.co/Sk4ARCGBOk

I wanted the headline to be "Politicians don't need your money and Vicki Robin is right about everything"

but my editors are (thankfully) wiser than me https://t.co/Mb1ZSNNXQV
— David Byler (@databyler) November 11, 2022

In the closing months of the campaign, DCCC/HMP spent $2.7m to defend Stanton in his Biden+10 seat (he won by 12) and $1.8m to defend O’Halleran in his Trump+8 seat (he lost by 8). But they spent just $1.1m vs. AZ1 and $0 in AZ6, two races won by Rs by a combined 6,511 votes. pic.twitter.com/5r8W9ogMFW
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) November 15, 2022

Dems lost a seat that might seal their majority – #AZ06 – by very small margin last night.

Ruben Gallego had been telling DCCC from the start to give $ to Dem Kristen Engel.

Gallego: "The DCCC didn’t want to invest it there.. I was very clear that this was a winnable race.”
— Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) November 15, 2022

On the contrary, I think the decision by national Democrats to triage the race and let her get outspent by $5 million despite it clearly being a toss-up is what might cost the Democrats the House: https://t.co/LVk9zvBqPa
— Austin Ahlman (@austinahlman) November 13, 2022

Breaking news: Rep. Karen Bass (D) wins Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming first woman and second Black person elected to lead the nation’s second-largest city, overcoming more than $100 million in spending by the billionaire Rick Caruso’s campaign. https://t.co/uTfWa7rhVb
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2022

Washington Post on art in potholes

Rogue artist fills city potholes with mosaics and social commentaryhttps://t.co/STYi8Kbmnp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 14, 2022

Media coverage of Trump rally but not Biden rally

The media is addicted to Trump.

Biden had a rally, too. Did NBC cover it ? https://t.co/CZdU4Szuke
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) November 8, 2022

Is the Post covering Biden too? https://t.co/CZdU4Shl66
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) November 8, 2022

Willie Mays makes “The Catch” in the 1954 World Series

One of the greatest plays ever

The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 is 50

I am not a big fan of their long jams but there are a lot of excellent songs on this album which was a 3-record set. I love the version of “Comberland Blues”. I think this was their best period. I saw them in 1973 and the concert was not as good as this.

"Europe '72" by @GratefulDead was released exactly 50 years ago. And if you listen to this potent live set right now, it will STILL give you a powerful contact high. pic.twitter.com/y7hnPFyIvF
— David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) November 5, 2022

It’s the 50th anniversary of the release of EUROPE '72 🌈💀⚡️

In 1972, the Dead performed & recorded 21 live concerts with each night being an exceptional display of the magic that was uniquely the live Grateful Dead.

Revisit the album here: https://t.co/MLgXYWw6Pd pic.twitter.com/FaopbvUDpy
— Grateful Dead (@GratefulDead) November 5, 2022

The lightning-in-a-bottle recording fueled a musical cult that has spanned half a century… and who knows where it’ll go from here. https://t.co/TabwiUFtP1
— billboard (@billboard) November 4, 2022

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Sure, maybe you don’t NEED a vibrator, a marijuana leaf ashtray, and a hat that says “Asshole” but, then again, why the hell not? pic.twitter.com/V3aDWmDWv5
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) November 6, 2022

Trump mob update 11/5/22

I am glad these people are going to jail but the people who incited the rally need to be charged too. I don’t think Trump will go to jail but I believe he belongs there.

JUST IN: Latest update in Jan. 6 cases:

-900 arrests
-447 guilty pleas (110 to felonies)
-316 sentences handed downhttps://t.co/kyCjJ7oY9Y pic.twitter.com/7a5S2PCRa5
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 14, 2022

HAPPENING NOW: Jurors now text exchange in which Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs says he "looked for" Speaker Pelosi while inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.

FBI agent testifying notes Meggs spent most of his time near Pelosi's office.

This has come up before: https://t.co/gc8VnOJhjy pic.twitter.com/6DvsOfXkUx
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 1, 2022

Troy Faulkner, who smashed in a Capitol window while wearing a jacket bearing his last name and telephone number, said he had a case of "the Trump crazies" on Jan. 6, his friend writes in a letter to a judge. pic.twitter.com/FzcBk6RWZ1
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 1, 2022

Jan. 6 defendant John Thomas Gordon, caught thanks to his massive head tattoo, pleaded guilty to a felony civil disorder charge. His sentencing guidelines range is 12 months to 18 months, per plea agreement. pic.twitter.com/73dNVCUVsW
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 30, 2022

John Charles Stewart, a Proud Boys member from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in a deal with U.S. prosecutors. Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio said Stewart proposed storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/L4aUmfwKnz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 29, 2022

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael A. Riley was found guilty of deleting his messages with a man who was at the Capitol and later arrested. https://t.co/ZtJQlFgALI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2022

“I was going to be super hard and go punch a Antifa terrorist in the face. And I end up being the terrorist. Plot twist, huh?”

Video of former West Virginia councilman Eric Barber's FBI interview about Jan. 6. pic.twitter.com/Sk4KykRubb
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2022

Macsen Rutledge, who was wearing a "bear-like hood" when he stormed the U.S. Capitol, was arrested in Lansing, New York, today. pic.twitter.com/3cFzs95VPf
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2022

Breaking News: A man was sentenced to more than seven years for dragging a police officer into a mob during the Capitol riot, leading to the officer’s assault. https://t.co/qCfrEDCi86
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 27, 2022

Newly released video from the Capitol on January 6th. Take 30 seconds to watch it. Does this look like a peaceful gathering to you? pic.twitter.com/7YfG79N7FF
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 25, 2022

A Delaware man who helped lead the initial break-in and mob pursuit of a police officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 24 months in prison Monday. https://t.co/D69fK3bnAa
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 24, 2022

"Mazza was the 48th rioter sentenced for a felony. The average prison sentence for Jan. 6 felonies is slightly less than three years. Of the 880 rioters charged so far, more than 270 have been charged with assaulting the police." https://t.co/cfWPxzZhYg
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 23, 2022

Man who brought two guns to the Capitol on Jan. 6 — and was only caught because he dropped one (and then lied and said it was stolen) — sentenced to five years in federal prison. https://t.co/K2CvqeSAft
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 21, 2022

Covers: Pretty Flamingo

“Pretty Flamingo” was a 1966 hit for Manfred Mann.

Decreasing Republican support for Ukraine

They’re pro-Putin. If the GOP wins the House or Senate, they will make it harder to get funds to support Ukraine.

This is the result of a coordinated, deliberate campaign by the right – including Trump’s operation – to undermine Ukraine. This isn’t just happening on its own. https://t.co/jh45pTgPqo
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 3, 2022

This. Another emerging Trump line is Russia and Ukraine need to cut a deal, as though both are equally responsible or at fault. He catches himself here – "we could a had a negotia-" but in Alaska said "we could a had a deal." Putin wants a deal where he gets east/south Ukraine. https://t.co/Zteu2jPL9R
— Jonathan Nicholson (@JNicholsonInDC) July 23, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene takes the stage at the Turning Point USA event and immediately gets the crowd booing the idea they should care about Ukraine pic.twitter.com/hALbBMccT6
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2022

"I would far rather go to war over the monarch butterfly than deciphering what guy in a tracksuit gets to run Crimea oceans away" — Gaetz pic.twitter.com/NCYGMHJs3c
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2022