There were (expensive, time-consuming, costly) efforts to get political allies, elect friendly candidates, etc. Then FTX collapsed. That would need to be rebuilt, first.
Presidential candidates are Big Deals. You get ones who are single-issue on climate, or maybe trade in years where that is particularly salient. There might be a Republican challenger this year who’s notably pro-choice relative to current Republican policy positions.
On the Democratic side, challenging Biden is a way to make yourself Very Unpopular with party elites. Challenging Harris, if she is his chosen successor, would be That But Worse. It might be worth it, but there are serious costs.
On the Republican side, you need a candidate who can compete with DeSantis and Trump. A single issue that most people don’t care about won’t cut it. Generalized anti-tech sentiment, maybe?
With the same resources, it’s probably easier and more effective to try to persuade candidates who are more successful.
On the Democratic side, challenging Biden is a way to make yourself Very Unpopular with party elites. Challenging Harris, if she is his chosen successor, would be That But Worse.
This seems very wrong to me. Harris is very unpopular.
From what I can tell, Harris has impressively low name recognition and is fairly unpopular with voters. That doesn’t mean that party elites won’t object to an outside group sponsoring a candidate who doesn’t have their blessing.
A few points.
There were (expensive, time-consuming, costly) efforts to get political allies, elect friendly candidates, etc. Then FTX collapsed. That would need to be rebuilt, first.
Presidential candidates are Big Deals. You get ones who are single-issue on climate, or maybe trade in years where that is particularly salient. There might be a Republican challenger this year who’s notably pro-choice relative to current Republican policy positions.
On the Democratic side, challenging Biden is a way to make yourself Very Unpopular with party elites. Challenging Harris, if she is his chosen successor, would be That But Worse. It might be worth it, but there are serious costs.
On the Republican side, you need a candidate who can compete with DeSantis and Trump. A single issue that most people don’t care about won’t cut it. Generalized anti-tech sentiment, maybe?
With the same resources, it’s probably easier and more effective to try to persuade candidates who are more successful.
This seems very wrong to me. Harris is very unpopular.
From what I can tell, Harris has impressively low name recognition and is fairly unpopular with voters. That doesn’t mean that party elites won’t object to an outside group sponsoring a candidate who doesn’t have their blessing.
I agree there is a pretty open lane after Biden.