Comments on: The $6 billion problem

By: Alle Craig

Alle Craig — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:05:20 +0000

Let me be clear, I think the Citizens United decision was a mistake, but is it really any different than the influence unions have had over elections for 100 years?

And for anyone who believes money doesn’t have an influence on politicians, look at how much both candidates raised. They would not spend that much time and energy raising that much money if they did not know the power it would have. http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance

For there to be a winner, there has to be a loser. This time it was the Republicans and their very flawed message and campaign strategy. But the Democrats in no way came away with a mandate.

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:15:09 +0000

When employers are literally telling their employees how to vote, I think this particular “battle” is simply and completely, lost. What difference the money makes is a debate topic, not something the people who count on that cash for their own campaigns are going to tackle.

We know beyond doubt that honesty, integrity, intelligence, credibility and capability are subjective and no longer concrete. There simply are no arbiters we all agree we can trust. “Your” money, ideas, ideals, candidates, media, friends and competence are just going to be better than “theirs” and we all “know it”.

By: crooked road

crooked road — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:31:39 +0000

What the conservative/tea party big moneyed people fail to understand is this – their money can impact House Of Representatives elections, and very well. But not the Senate, and not the Presidency. They can radicalize a district. To radicalize an entire state, especially when their ‘plan’ is so exclusive to such a large portion of the people in that state, is not very likely. The same goes for the nation. Just as the GOP discovered the ‘Southern Strategy in 1968, they’ve ignored the strategy – yet unnamed – by the Democrats.

Personally, I think it is pretty funny how Karl Rove managed to waste $300 million from these billionaires. Sure, they don’t feel it in the wallet, but they feel it in their egos, which are even more important to them.