Neither group was particularly keen to uphold the Constitution in letter and spirit. It is worth recalling that Trump’s “insurrectionists” were preceded in running a coach and four over the Constitution by the #BlackLivesMatter and Antifa mobs. In short, one kind of vested interest may have thwarted another, and this time the stronger vested interests may have thrown themselves behind Joe Biden. In the American context, the institutions may seem to have held merely because those seeking to break them were thwarted by other interests seeking to do some other kind of damage. Even a crumbling wall may hold for a while because of the plaster and paint slapped on it for years. To say that the system worked well in one instance does not imply that it is not already broken. Resilience - the ability to adapt and keep functioning under strain - is a resource that needs replenishing, not a guarantee of safe passage.” But just because they’re more flexible doesn’t mean democracies can’t break. Authors Susan Hyde and Elizabeth Saunders argue that “though all democracies are imperfect, one of their central virtues is that they are built to be resilient - to bend without breaking, even when elected leaders pull institutions in an authoritarian direction. “The truth is that Trump’s failure to overturn an election result that went against him via repeated court challenges, and through, at a minimum, his moral support for insurrectionists, is a testament to the strength of the US system, despite its well-known flaws.”Īn opinion piece in The New York Times was more nuanced in claiming victory for institutions. Vivek Dehejia, writing in Mint newspaper, had this to say to those smirking about the quality of American democracy.

Trump’s multiple legal challenges to overturn the election victory of Biden were all nullified by courts, including the Conservative-dominated Supreme Court. The rest came from contributors with deep pockets who gave as much as $825,000 - funds that were split between the Democratic National Committee and 47 state parties.One of the things being said about the transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, a transition preceded by a violent incursion by Trump supporters into Capitol Hill, is that American institutions have proved their resilience during the storm. Joe Biden raised $1.5 billion for the 2020 election, a record for a challenger to a sitting president. The $1.5 billion Biden raised, a record for a challenger to a sitting president, included only $318.6 million from donors who gave less than $200 each.

Drew Angerer/Getty Imagesįuture Forward PAC spent $104 million to back Biden and received $46.9 million from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and $2.6 million from Eric Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google.īut Future Forward PAC also got $61 million from its nonprofit, Future Forward USA Action, Bloomberg said. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris participate in a virtual fundraising event on August 12, 2020.

The chairman of Priorities USA, Guy Cecil, told Bloomberg in a statement that it wasn’t “going to unilaterally disarm against Trump and the right-wing forces that enabled him.”Ī Biden spokesman did not respond to requests from Bloomberg for comment. Priorities USA Action Fund, a super PAC that Biden identified as his preferred group for outside spending, used $26 million originally donated to its nonprofit arm, Priorities USA, to back Biden, Bloomberg reported.ĭonors of those funds do not have to be identified. Mitt Romney took in for his failed 2012 presidential bid against former President Barack Obama and the $24 million former President Donald Trump received, Bloomberg News reported.ĭemocrats have long condemned such fundraising because it allows the candidate to dodge any scrutiny about the source of their backing. The $145 million he received eclipsed the $113 million in dark funds GOP Sen. President Biden’s record-breaking $1.5 billion campaign fundraising haul was boosted by millions in so-called “dark money” contributions from anonymous donors who will never be identified, according to a report. Hunter Biden lawyers to meet with DOJ officials next week: reports Spy letter about Hunter Biden shows how Dems are undermining democracy ISIS using Afghanistan as terror base after US withdrawal, docs from alleged leaker Jack Teixeira revealīiden is playing NYC taxpayer for suckers on the border - it’s time for Adams to say enough

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