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You know who doesn’t vote?

It’s getting frantic, isn’t it? Polls are announced! amount of money raised is announced! interviews with “swing” voters are published! And we thrill or suffer accordingly. As a Times reader I learned what a bunch of “swing” voters in Georgia … Continue reading

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A few more thoughts about big money in politics

Yesterday I did a little reading and learned that money can’t really buy elections. But when it’s evaluated and facts are set out, it becomes complicated. Not because money can buy elections (it can’t), but because so much money is … Continue reading

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Where is the proof that money can buy elections?

Yesterday I was talking to my cousin Thomas, a resolute pessimist, about the upcoming election. He asked, “Is there any hope?” I’m afraid I snapped at him. (Optimists can snap, you know. We don’t bite but we snap.) His response … Continue reading

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