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by AnthonyMouse 998 days ago
You're talking about national politics or state-level politics in big states like California. The mayor of a random town with 50,000 people is not getting a million dollars donated to their campaign by anybody.

It is actually the local voters who decide who governs the town. But when residency in the town requires you to own a house, the existing residents vote for people who make housing prices go up.

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> But when residency in the town requires you to own a house

There is no such place in the USA. Residency means you live there, which you can do also by renting a place. Then you get to vote on all local elections.

There are plenty of places where to a first approximation the houses are all owner-occupied rather than offered for rent.