Though the issue has been put on the back burner in recent years, the influence of big money is still wreaking havoc on US politics. Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots-powered, publicly funded campaign for New York City mayor suggests a way out of this morass.
DNC is trying to ban it in Dem primaries:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/the-dncs-new-leader-seeks-to-curb-dark-money-influence-in-2028-primaries.html
And it’s scaring off billionaire donations and encouraging small amount donations
But most importantly, they’re not hoarding it like Smaug.
The largest reinvestment from the DNC to state parties is happening as we speak. And they’re focusing on red and purple states where we can gain seats, and the past decade of DNC had been bankrupting via the victory fund.
There’s a lot of shit for progressives to be optimistic about these days, just don’t hold your breathe for billionaire owned media to tell you about it.
From the article you linked:
Big caveat.