Why is it that it is becoming virtually impossible to win an election in this country without a personal fortune matching that of an Arab Sheik or the backing of the chamber of commerce or the UAW. I'm watching Fox and I see that Meg Whitman is a Republican frontrunner for Governer of CA based almost solely on the fact that she has a personal fortune of almost 1.2 billion dollars. I think it is simply unAmerican that the ideas of a common man running for office would be lost in the face of such insermountable odds. This is a prime example of why we need solely publicly funded elections in order to keep our Republic from becoming either an Alogarchy or the next Fascist state.
You are right!
ReplyDeleteThere is a public funding of elections bill in Congress with 140 co-sponsors in the House, the Fair Elections Now Act. It could pass this year, but only if WE make them do it!
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