No political donations in 2026

In past elections I’ve given substantial money to congressional candidates, mostly for close races. I didn’t donate to politicians much this year. Just one local race and one in Texas after Talarico won the primary. I stopped because of overwhelming cynicism. The crushing awfulness of the corruption of the Trump era. The industrialized grift of Democratic fundraising. (Over 80% of donations to the aggressive PACs goes to fundraising expenses.) My reward for donating is overwhelming spam on my email and my phone. With the stupidest and most petty requests. I’m not proud of sitting this one out. The 2026 election is very important, I’d like to pay a part (sic). It’s bad that white supremacist Elon Musk has spent nearly half a billion dollars on this election, I’d like to counterbalance that a little. But the role of money in US elections is so cynical and corrupt I just couldn’t get myself to participate this time. PS: evergreen advice, never give your phone number or email address to a…