That and once the tentacles are very cheaply put in on a tiny local race, then a city council seat, then state legislature, then.... Smaller sums of money go a

That and once the tentacles are very cheaply put in on a tiny local race, then a city council seat, then state legislature, then.... Smaller sums of money go a long way in smaller races but you can spread your bets widely enough and buy quite a bit of loyalty in the process.