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Well, here in the real world, there was a Citizen's United decision in 2009, and there was record-setting advertising spending from industry groups in 2010. In
by jbooth 15y ago
Well, here in the real world, there was a Citizen's United decision in 2009, and there was record-setting advertising spending from industry groups in 2010. In a midterm election.
Noone's claiming they have a perfect system, I'd be satisfied if we stopped sliding backwards.
- Gormo 15y agoWhat do you mean by 'sliding backwards'? What was wrong with the Citizen's United decision? What's wrong with high advertising spending? Are you implying that voters are really so easily influenced by the mere volume as advertising that advertising alone is the overriding determinant of electoral success? If that's your point, isn't it actually an indictment of democracy itself?