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Originally Posted by floorpotato Edwards is running out of time and money |
It really is kinda ridiculous to extraordinary amounts of money that's spent on these campaigns.
The fact that even the amount raised is newsworthy seems to me to indicate a fundamental issue with the whole process - the money doesn't come for free, it's basically a bunch of people with their own vested interests putting a punt on their candidate being nominated and then elected.
So before they've even ran in the race proper, all these candidates are beholden in some way or another to the 'special interests' of these people that have funded them. And of course anyone who can afford to 'donate' substantial sums of money in such a way isn't exactly representative of the people as a whole and their needs and wants.
Democracy in action huh.