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because they know the alternative is not having the funds to win.
I have no answer and neither does any one else judging by all the talk about campaign reform and so little action. It has been suggested that television stations donate time for candidates to give their positions, but who’s going to watch if Seinfeld re-runs are available. But the people will watch a 30-second attack ad repeated over and over until it sinks in that Candidate Snerdley is saying that Candidate Yardley is a crook.
In 1965, Vincent Callahan spent $13,000 in a losing effort as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. In a modem day campaign for the same office, that amount would hardly pay for a campaign gopher to put up road signs. You need lots of staff, travel expenses, television spots, fund raising activities, direct mail and bags full of cash to win. Democracy is not only the best form of government, but the most expensive to maintain.
John Goolrick, a former political reporter, is now an aide to 1st District Rep. Herbert Bateman. Opinions expressed are his own.
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