Money in Politics

The issue here is not that there isn’t enough money.   The issue here is: who has the money, and who will be asked to pay?  We grow up being taught that we live in a representative democracy.  On the local level, every elected official has to build a base of support so that on election day, she or he will garner the most votes and win the election.  The broader and more diverse a politician’s base of support, the better, right?  Of course, we learn through experience that’s not the whole story.  Politicians need money to be able to run campaigns.  The