Court Ruling May Only Help GOP In Short Run: "A short-term money advantage doesn't last forever."

[kpete]

First Read: "On its surface, the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision striking down aggregate campaign-finance limits appears like a winner for the Republican Party... But here's an important reminder about all of that money: It doesn't always buy you victory."

"As it turned in 2012, President Barack Obama and Democrats won in that election cycle, because what might matter more than overall money is parity -- spending is neutralized when one party doesn't hold a unilateral advantage."

"And then there's how the political parties adapt to these campaign-finance changes. After the McCain-Feingold law, which banned unlimited 'soft money' to the political parties, Democrats and Barack Obama created an army of small-dollar donors, who helped their victories in 2008 and 2012."

"Which all hits at this campaign-finance truth: A short-term money advantage doesn't last forever."

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/campaign-cash-ruling-boosts-gop-now-n69786

[liberal N proud]

1. The oligarchs only need the short term to completely destroy what is left of the middle class

Then it doesn't matter!

[Bluenorthwest]

2. And a money advantage is not some electoral panacea...

Many people have out spent the competition only to be defeated. There is such as thing as not enough money, enough money and also too much money. TV ads, for example an be effective but they can also be detrimental, you have to have the right ads in the right saturation, not just lots of ads running as much as you can afford.
When everyone involved has lots of money, having lots of money is not much of a thing.

[AlinPA]

3. However, the GOP can do a lot of damage in that short period of time.

[Bandit]

4. You are thinking in the wrong terms

Think local.. Tons of money dumped into local elections. elections for school board, for mayor, for city council, and for state representatives. Now money can pour into local campaigns in a way never before seen. We all know what 2010 did to america. It was just a preview of what is in store for us.