Monday, May 06, 2013

Money

Whatever one thinks of the reasoning justifying Citizens United, I've always been a bit skeptical about its presumed impact on who actually gets elected. Not saying money doesn't matter, just that its impact is less than clear. McCain-Feingold was regularly referred to as the "Democratic Party Suicide Pact" and that didn't quite happen.

In terms of impact on the policies that actually get enacted in this country, I suspect the lobbyist/industry/government revolving doors are much more insidious than the campaign money spigot.