money stretch.

an ongoing discussion/moment of clarity.

words.

"Reformers like to complain about the malign influence of money in politics. The real problem is big money in politics, and here a gap has opened between the parties.

...Early on, an Adelson-backed Super PAC paid for Gingrich ads that were some of the first in the 2012 cycle to blast Romney’s ties to Bain Capital, an issue that the Obama campaign later used to great effect. Gingrich said to reporters, “You have to ask the question, ‘Is capitalism really about the ability of a handful of rich people to manipulate the lives of thousands of people and walk off with the money?’ ” The corollary might be: Is democracy really about the ability of one man, representing no one but himself, to have his voice resonate so loudly, and maybe walk off with something beyond two White House latkes?"

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