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Originally Posted by Chingas
Any one who is surprised about this at all is Naïve. The whole basis for any election and the result of decisions for the following years is based soley on the support and direction of lobbyists of all descriptions. This is the way democracy worked 100 years ago and how it works today. Very few politicians get into power on merrit alone. Money talks, money influences, and the source of the money puts it to work in there own best interest. Welcome to Life.
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I beg to differ on that point.
Money doesn't get you elected. We've seen numerous examples of how those who win often do it with less dollars than their competitors. Nenshi in fact IIRC.