Quote:Well, it could mean that billionaires like Soros or the Kochs, or even millionaires like the Hollywood elite have undue influence in our political process. An educated and engaged populace is the best thing to prevent tyranny. The question is whether or not our populace is sufficiently educated and engaged to act as that safeguard? The anti-Democrat in me says that last night proves we do, but I'm really not sure.

 

Well, you're  going to have to worry until the day you die. People like you have worried about those people since the beginning of the republic. Although you don't like it, the franchise has been expanding and that's not going to change.

 

And who are you to decide what "undue influence" is? As the saying goes - your people are lobbyists; my people are concerned citizens.

 

And you don't get to decide who fits your criteria of "an educated and engaged populace". 

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