Even before the big loss for the Democrats, we had all lost. The money pouring into politics from Super PACs and shady political “nonprofit” organizations was stealing Democracy from you and me. Financial contributions from individual voters is being eclipsed by the big bucks pouring in from far fewer big-money sources.
As the most expensive midterm election in history, dark money from shadowy sources is also climbing. When nearly a billion dollars poured in from pop-up 501(c)4s and Super PACs, the advertising and attacks got meaner and more repellant. No wonder people feel like checking out from the whole process. (Don’t take my word for it, ask any random person on the street what they think of politics.)
With fewer voters and more money pumped into the election, it’s not too surprising that that some dinosaur politicians are resurgent. Why not take it to the extreme and just get rid of the voters thanks to the Last Campaign Ad Ever? Seems like something the Brothers Koch could get behind! Take a deeper dive into the links behind this cartoon here and be sure to like, comment and share!
[hard-hitting political advertisement voice(s).]
Can America survive, let alone prosper, under him?
Without him, our nation would be stronger, richer and more competitive.
He’s proven, time and again, he’s just not cut out for the job.
And she doesn’t even know the facts, let alone have a plan.
She’s an indecisive flip-flopper, unable to make those tough decisions.
They’re mired in scandal.
And can’t even balance a checkbook.
He’s a deficit-spender.
She piles on the debt, too.
Together, they’re inexperienced charlatans bent on sabotaging America’s potential.
He thinks he has a constitutional right to decide the course of this nation.
She thinks so, too.
Together, they can’t be trusted with this Democracy.
Let’s finish what we’ve started, and send the voters packing.
Enough is enough.
Isn’t it time we turned Democracy over to the experts who do it for a living?
[Paid for by “Patriotic Americans for the Elimination of Americans,” a coalition of Super PACs and five-oh-one-see-four organizations who just spent nearly one billion dollars on this election.]