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2016 Postmortem

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10. it shouldn't, but it does

Mon May 11, 2015, 09:36 AM

May 2015

if people were not susceptible to the bullshit, they wouldn't throw so much money into it.

But, they are, so it works.

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Why do we assume that big money control who wins an election? [View all] hedgehog May 2015 OP

Some people give too much credence to cash. malthaussen May 2015 #1

As stated above: Overwhelmingly the big spender wins the race. BillZBubb May 2015 #4

Money may not be the final decider, but it makes people competitive rurallib May 2015 #5

Skepticism and rightfully so davidpdx May 2015 #8

it shouldn't, but it does Cosmocat May 2015 #10

Money is a big influence, but it doesn't always work. Just ask Persondem May 2015 #11