In any election money talks. It pays for TV, newspaper and radio ads; roadside billboards and mailings. All of these cost a great deal of money. Whoever has the deepest pockets usually wins.

“The rich got richer when it came to presidential fund-raising last quarter as the Democrats saw their big financial edge over the Republicans extend even to lesser-known candidates. And in both parties the financial gap between the leaders and the rest of the pack widened.”
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