Pointed at this by Taegan Goddard's Political Wire.
From AP -
The No Labels party asked its supporters if they would pay $100 to help choose its 2024 nominee
No Labels, a political organization that has alarmed some Democrats with talk of launching a third-party presidential candidate, has contemplated requiring a donation of at least $100 in order to cast a ballot at the group’s upcoming nominating convention, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The idea, which breaks from longstanding norms, would raise a significant hurdle to participating in the democratic process — in this case No Labels’ selection of its potential candidates for president and vice president. Neither the Democratic or Republican parties charge to vote at their conventions, where delegates vote for candidates chosen by voters through primaries or caucuses.
It's completely brazen and even hypocritical for a group that wishes to keep its donor list a secret, but at least they get points for honesty.
Still, this scheme brings two question to mind -
1. How long before they propose a scheme to make votes proportional to the amount of money that a would-be voter has gives to them?
2. How long before Cheeto thinks "I wish I had thought of this! The only thing that would make it better would be if the nominee gets to skim of some of the take!"
