The problem isn't the money spent in elections; it's the apathetic and ignorant electorate. If people can be swayed by the typical political advertisement, no amount of funding limitation can solve the problem. I'm more concerened with the way money influences votes after the election.
I honestly don't think spending a shit load of money during an election makes a big difference. Heywood, would you vote for a pro-choice candidate if he/she outspent a pro-life candidate 10 to 1? Similarly, I would find it impossible to vote for someone that denied evolution. There's also no way in hell today that an openly avowed atheist would get elected to national office no matter how much money was spent.
I honestly don't think spending a shit load of money during an election makes a big difference. Heywood, would you vote for a pro-choice candidate if he/she outspent a pro-life candidate 10 to 1? Similarly, I would find it impossible to vote for someone that denied evolution. There's also no way in hell today that an openly avowed atheist would get elected to national office no matter how much money was spent.
