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my initial position on the citizens united supreme court ruling was skeptical. to say the least. and yes, the predictions that billionaires and corporations would throw huge sums of money attempting to influence an election. but is it really any worse this year than previous? not really. at least this year you know that rich folks are trying to buy your vote. well, more precisely, they're trying to get you to not vote for the wrong sorts of candidates. in the past, we've enjoyed this comforting delusion of plausible deniability. in the past, candidates had to do tons of fund raising. now they don't have to. and they can tell us all about who they are. and what they stand for. which is, in some cases, is pretty scary. and even when it isn't scary, it's been disappointing. think huntsman.