Re: New Book of Rules



Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

John Larkin wrote:
On 10 Aug 2006 02:52:08 -0700, bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

Your current situation is one where people with the money to finance
extended advertising campaigns - not to mention judicial campaigns
extending to the Supreme Court - exercise a disproportionate amount of
power over the election process and the people who get elected. This is
inequitable and undemocratic.

That aspect of money isn't a serious problem. A candidate for public
office will be financed if he's truly viable. In that sense, the
advertising budget knocks out the un-electable loonies and spoilers.

It's rather the other way around.
A candidate for public office will be truly viable if he's financed.
There's enough total loons in US politics to bear out that statement.

What is they say ? I some constituencies you could elect a donkey ! Eeeyore !

Graham

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