There is a circular pattern that pervades the money in politics issue. The funds candidates get are often described in the press as if they are a score indicating likelihood of victory; people hear about this and tend to vote for the candidate with the larger number; and that then makes the score more of the indicator that it was assumed to be. Money is certainly necessary for a campaign to be successful ; but over what is actually required just means that a campaign does wasteful and ineffective things, like floods of annoying attack ads. Grassroots activity is less expensive and far more effective.
There is a circular pattern that pervades the money in politics issue. The funds candidates get are often described in the press as if they are a score indicating likelihood of victory; people hear about this and tend to vote for the candidate with the larger number; and that then makes the score more of the indicator that it was assumed to be. Money is certainly necessary for a campaign to be successful ; but over what is actually required just means that a campaign does wasteful and ineffective things, like floods of annoying attack ads. Grassroots activity is less expensive and far more effective.