This fixation on donated money in the US election campaigns really irks me.
It nearly seems like Americans find it desirable and are proud of how much their elections depend on money and how much of it is just bought. How without millions and millions of donor money from the oligarchy nobody has even remotely a chance.
I mean, I understand that donations also symbolise approval, but most of it doesn't come from big groups of individual voters, but it comes in huge chunks from the rich and from cooperations. So its more like, who can draw more billionaires.
I might be ignorant here, since I'm from Europe where campaigns and elections are generally very different and not so focused on entertainment, show and money...