The Sum Of All Campaign Evils

[Benton]

(06-20-2017, 11:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: R: ~127,000 votes

D: ~114,000 votes

So the Republicans got/spent $22.7m on 127,000 votes. Or roughly $178 per vote.
The Democrats got/spent $31.2m on 114,000 votes. Or roughly $273 per vote.

F politics, man. We need to blow up a lot of these rules and make new ones, but the problem is the only people who can blow up the current status quo in elections are the people who are making millions and millions off of it. So good luck with that.

In the meantime, you're pretty much screwed if you're not one of the two main parties.

I would disagree only in the fact that it's up to the people. 

People look back with rose colored glasses and keep voting for the same thing over and over expecting different results instead of supporting candidates who want to effect a change. If you want to change the system, run for office. Don't have the resources/desires/etc? Support someone who matches up with your ideals.