Beet
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« on: January 27, 2015, 08:23:07 PM » |
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It's true that money doesn't always buy elections... up to a point. For example, a lot of super PACs just splurged on ads in 2012/2014 when academic research shows that face-to-face interaction is more effective at getting the vote out. That makes it look like money is ineffective. But they were just doing it wrong. Over time, they will learn. If you increase the amount of money enough, and extend it out for a long enough period of time, I believe you can buy elections, and the outcomes you want.
Republicans are happy because the Koch Brothers are spending for them, and Democrats would be happy if it were George Soros spending for them. We're all okay with the billionaires as long as they're our billionaires. Over the long run though, this has nothing to do with party politics.
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