Posted on Aug 1, 2015

Has the financial aspect of the presidential elections eliminated the possibility of there ever being a "Mr. Smith" going to Washington???

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One need only go back to the middle of the 20th Century to find general elections that did not rise anywhere near the financial expenditures of recent presidential elections. Is fortune and/or fame the only two things that will get someone elected today? The most important kinds of political experience sure don't seem to matter.

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Yes, money buys everything today.

No, it takes money to do great things.

No, if only Americans would wise up to the belief that only the rich and famous are the only people who can run the country.

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COL Mikel J. Burroughs

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Again I said yes, because the lobbyist and those with the biggest campaign funds seem to get the most coverage and win elections. If we eliminated the money aspect completely and gave everyone a fair share of the Presidential campaign money we provide on the Tax Returns and didn't allow special interest groups, lobbyist, etc., and just let the candidates campaign evenly across the board, give the same number of speeches per state and nationally, had one or to debates nationally and did away with the various parties and the conventions, then "yes" we might have Mr. Smith go to the white house. Just an opinion and a thought - there would have to be a lot more moving parts, but let's someone besides the government design it - they would just screw it up. LOL!

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