Who would the next President be if...

[Volobjectitarian]

Originally Posted by Haakon

More money is given to Democrats than Republicans. Media bias plays a bigger role than donations do today. Who would be president if most media didn't write 3x as many positive and 1/3 as many negative, "news" articles for Democrats than Republicans? GOP by a landslide.

Oh yeah, with a balanced media not in the tank hard for the Dems? The GOP would run circles around the Democrats, assuming both platforms remained the same. The Dems get like 90% of their platform legitimacy from the media backing them on everything, and the GOP fights against it even when they are promoting something exactly the same as the Democrats.

As it stands, pop culture favors Democrats because the media says so. As long as that is so, the GOP is always ice skating uphill.

[metroxian]

Originally Posted by metroxian

... if there was no money put into the election

Joe Biden

It would be like old times... Who's next...?

[ChrisFromChicago]

i've seen mixed research on influence of dollar amounts on items like election. Sure it buys you access to influence laws. . but not win elections.

Normally the people who are GOING to win get the most money. No one wants to back a loser.


I doubt that the Koch can save republicans at this point. . .at least from what i've read.

Originally Posted by oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots

Who would the next President be if there was no money put into the election? Give us your predictions please.


This is the kind of money now put into the elections...

Who are the Koch brothers?

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by ChrisFromChicago

I doubt that the Koch can save republicans at this point. . .at least from what i've read.

Like others have said, when you are battling the media and union money, it's a tough uphill road.

[Myghost]

Originally Posted by ~HecateWhisperCat~

The same, money really does not affect people who win. It's a cry of the left that has little validity. You either are electable or you aren't.

Do you really believe that?

I don't even think it's a left/right issue. I think it's one issue that most people are unified on, that money OWNS our politicians. (Now there is all kinds of disagreement about which side is worse.)

I really can't even comprehend someone who has an active brain saying that money does not effect our politicians. I think I'll stop posting for the day on that note.... bhahahahahaahaha