Even here, in the remote reaches of the known Universe, the Evil Eye of Corrupt Money has gazed upon our local state senate race. I received an email from the John Snow (D) fund raising committee which pointed out the profound unfairness that unlimited money can bring to a democracy. Following is an excerpt (my bold):
In the course of political campaigns, candidates are expected to
extol their individual merits and even highlight their opponent’s
limitations. Jim Davis (R), in his campaign against John Snow (D), has flooded
voters in the seven most western counties with negative campaign mailers
and TV commercials, and in the process he offered little substance. To
fuel such an aggressive campaign has taken money – lots of it. Davis
has received a total of $732,363 with only 2.4% of it coming from
sources within the 50th NC Senate District...
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