To date, Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't made any campaign appearances with Sen. Bernie Sanders, despite the need for her to attract Progressive voters. Should she make some appearances with Bernie on the campaign trail before Election Day? Discuss.

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The FBI recently reported that losses from cryptocurrency scams were up 45% from last year, over $5.6 billion dollars. It's become so widespread that the FBI actually created their own cryptocurrency to ensnare the fraudsters. You might be thinking what's that got to do with me? I don't plan on buying any bitcoin. Unfortunately it isn't that easy.
People that have gotten wealthy in this largely unregulated, fraud-plagued market are increasingly influential in our political system.

Three super PACs that boast backing from crypto titans Coinbase, Ripple Labs, and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, have spent more than $80.5 million on the general election, according to the Federal Election Commission...

One race in particular has been the focus of the crypto-infused spending. The Senate race in Ohio between three-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno is the most expensive contest this cycle. Defend American Jobs has spent more than $40 million supporting Mr. Moreno.

Cryptobros are becoming one of the largest campaign contributors, but you wouldn't know that from watching the ads.

The ads have one major trait in common: They are all part of a massive effort from the cryptocurrency industry to elect its preferred House and Senate candidates across a dozen states this fall. But not a single one mentions crypto.

With Trump launching his own problematic cryptocurrency, and Harris now with her own pro-crypto plan, I think it's long past time to ask if we've let the camel's nose under the tent.