Yes, Small Donors Are Bad

Large donors? Also not great.

By Nick Catoggio

Aug 14, 2023

Rep. Matt Gaetz , then-Senate candidate J.D. Vance, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speak to the press after a campaign rally for Vance on April 30, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

I rise to defend Jonah Goldberg, and not just because he signs my paycheck.

(Kidding. I take direct deposit.)

For days the merchants of outrage on The App Formerly Known As Twitter have taken noisy exception to this clip, one of the most anodyne points Jonah’s ever made on air.

Jonah Goldberg knocks small-dollar campaign donors:
"Large donors actually have a strategic view about moderation, who can win, who can't. Small donors really are just venting their spleen with their credit card." pic.twitter.com/PaJteFMWbq

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About Nick Catoggio

Nick Catoggio is a staff writer at The Dispatch and is based in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 16 years gradually alienating a populist readership at Hot Air. When Nick isn’t busy writing a daily newsletter on politics, he’s … probably planning the next day’s newsletter.

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