According to Politico, Meg Whitman in California alone has spent $163 million in her race against Democrat Jerry Brown. Florida Republican Rick Scott is spending more than $60 million in personal and family money in his race against Alex Sink. According to data at the Center for Responsive Politics, the Democratic committees – including state party coffers – raised $776 million thus far and had $90 million in cash for the final month, compared to $508 million collected by the Republicans who had $55 million available for the last lap of campaigning.
What could explain this? Who would put this amount of money into something with no expectation of return? And under these circumstances, who is a candidate to be a candidate? The careless rich? Anyone who can inspire the careless rich?
What could explain this? Who would put this amount of money into something with no expectation of return? And under these circumstances, who is a candidate to be a candidate? The careless rich? Anyone who can inspire the careless rich?
The word candidate comes from the the word "white" as "clothed in white"--as ancient Greek candidates were. They were clean, unsullied, candid and straightforward. They were without ulterior motive. Can anyone believe that of these "candidates"?
These are rich deserving of demonizing.
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