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SuperPACs and "Wasted Money"

cheeriosinmypocket Wrote: Nov 09, 2012 8:18 AM
The election is proof that we are totally taken in by this foolish process. If we were to take ALL of the money spent campaigning and placed it where it may do some good, we would begin to show fiscal responsibility. Instead, I don't know about you but, we were contacted more than once per day about "donating to so-and-so's campaign" or else they may loose because of ....dribble, dribble, dribble. No matter how many times I tried to let the various people requesting know that they need to stop asking for money because it merely shows how fiscally irresponsible they are, the requests continued, daily!
Much digital ink and wind is being expended today on the interwebs and cable TV lamenting the ineffectiveness of outside spending from conservative-aligned groups in electing Republican candidates. Indeed, some of the largest groups spent incredible amounts of money to what looks to be little effect. Many Republican candidates who had large SuperPACs behind them lost, and in what looked to be winnable races. This wasn't just Mitt Romney - it was down the ballot with candidates like Josh Mandel, Scott Brown, Tommy Thompson and George Allen.

The Washington Post's headline is "Spending by independent groups had little...

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