The Post-Money Era

The coming flood may not alter the terrain as much as you might think. That's because this exponential rise in political money comes at exactly the moment when that money is beginning to count for less and less. The obscene costs of modern campaigning have been driven almost entirely by broadcast advertising, which consumes more than half of your average campaign budget. But even the people who make ads for a living now admit that they are losing their ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Apr 29, 2007 - 7:24 AM PDT
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by Bonnie Britt - Apr. 29, 2007

A friend of Matt Bai is correct in assigning the writer the label "irrationally exuberant" for his opinions on campaign finance which appear in the NYT article, "The Post-Money Era." I look forward to the day when a member of the mainstream media, particularly the networks, examine the role of their employers in receiving much of the money that arrives to finance candidates' political campaigns. The corruption is flagrant and painfully apparent in the months leading up to every ... More »

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