Now, to be fair, the headline is a little misleading. It’s people associated with SIlicon Valley companies that are the sources, not the companies themselves.
Silicon Valley companies top list of sources for Ossoff donors
The problem with local elections is that they allow non-local money. Why should people from outside of Georgia be allowed to contribute to the campaigns of senatorial candidates in Georgia? The better question is: why would they want to?
The answer to the latter question becomes evident with a little thought:
Washington Examiner writer Tim Carney, who noted the Silicon Valley donations on Monday, argued that Ossoff’s win would grant the tech hub “its own senator, even if he’ll nominally be representing Georgia.”
If you’ve bought a Senator, does it really matter where they are or who they are supposed to represent? If the politicians in wealthy strongholds like Silicon Valley decide they need Georgia’s senate votes to implement their liberal agenda, what would stop them from asking their constituents to pour money into the campaign coffers of the desired Georgia candidates? But who would these candidates really be representing if they win?
Senators are supposed to represent their state and its residents – not special interests from outside the state. We need to put an end to donations from outside of each candidate’s district or state.