Yes, that's why the biggest spender always wins elections. And why heavily marketed movies never flop. But the way these discussions always seem to go, is that

Yes, that's why the biggest spender always wins elections. And why heavily marketed movies never flop. But the way these discussions always seem to go, is that anyone who provides counterexamples is immediately told they're imagining things and/or gets insulted for being unable to see what's really going on.