The problem is that once "free and fair" is called into question, it really doesn't matter "how much." This is like "mostly peaceful protests" while you see buildings being burned to the ground.

I don't think people on here think of Republicans as "they" but rather politicians as "they." You can tell a person is a "they" when "they" are coercing you to do something. While this can be an excuse, it can also be a frustration that invites invention. All I know is I had close family members come visit me back in April and both were wearing masks, and my private residence does not have any mask related mandates associated with it.

Politicians have been making unconstitutional laws and have yet to be held accountable for it. This needs to stop. The ballot box is not working, as every time new candidates are brought into office, very often they either do nothing, or enact more unconstitutional laws, or we have politicians that completely ignore the Constitution and go the executive order or other loophole route to enact more unconstitutional laws.

I am willing to vote for any candidate regardless of party who votes "LESS IS MORE" in terms of government. But I am of the belief that we can do more. I think throwing money at the issue is a rationalization not to do something more substantial. Really, what I could do is volunteer for a candidate if I feel strongly about it, or I could write a blog, or comment on posts about it, but money, in my opinion, is really not that effective. Right now in Georgia I Stacy Abrams has a ton of money backing from Hollywood. But no amount of funding is going to make me vote in Crazy.

The problem with your idea about voting in a candidate in a region that I am not part of is that our federalism government is not built to be like that. It is meant to be broken down into smaller regions to accommodate the population of hat given region. Who am I to say what is better for your area of the world? Do I know you? Imagine the hubris! The one exception to that is for politicians who think exactly in this manner. If you have a list and their voting record, I'll be glad to look at it.

Finally, your assertion is the problem. The Federal government needs to be decentralized, and dismantled. If you can show me where these candidates intend that, then I am behind them.

Also, it is a very real criticism of government that a lot of what is enacted is by unelected bureaucrats.

I suppose that money is a big deal for the masses that are easily swayed by mantras and campaign ads, but I don't care how much money you sink into a PSA that tells me vaccination is the perfect response to a hurricane natural disaster, I think your crazy.

I think there is a better answer than throwing money at the problem because we see so often in government how throwing money at the problem rarely does anything good. They keep throwing money at education, has that made the education system any better?