The Massachusetts senatorial race, shows different aspects on money matters. The candidates made a smart deal: if outside groups runs negative ads, the camp must pay a penalty to charity. That, it was reported, has changed the money spending patterns which had showed millions of dollars were spent on negative ads.
"I no longer saw much of negative ads anymore", Ann chuckled. She was back from Maine to Boston. Her Democrat group in Boston goes to New Hampshire tomorrow for canvassing. "That deal made the difference," she said.
The DISCLOSURE Act died in the legislature. What the money does to election is very clear; let us hope with the advent of the Internet election age, we would have a new opening to cope with the problem, to implement some measures to rein in the huge spending in the election. After all, what is at stake is our tax money; that should not be voted upon those who already heavily benefited by the existing corrupt system in Washington.