Adam Griffin
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« on: August 08, 2017, 02:57:30 PM » |
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I don't have the specific figures (I wish they were easier to aggregate), but it is almost certain that the correlation between the candidate who wins and the candidate who raises the most money (or has money spent on his/her behalf) has become considerably weaker over the past 20 years - and certainly so post-Citizens United.
It used to be a sure thing (>90% of the time) that the candidate/side who spent the most ultimately won: this was likely due to the fact that whatever weak regulations on contributions that existed meant that money raised was a good indicator of actual support and popularity. In contrast, in the past two presidential cycles, the candidate to have the most money spent on his/her behalf has lost the election. Money doesn't buy you what it once did in politics.
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