The following Letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times on June 11, 2010 bears re-printing. Obviously I couldn’t agree more.
Re “Whitman and Fiorina roll to wins,” June 9
That former executives Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina won important primaries serves as an example that the United States has the best elections money can buy.
Both women threw millions of their own money into their campaigns, seeking to buy their way into office.
My state had clean elections to level the playing field until it was halted by the Supreme Court, as a result of a Republican challenge. Politicians should be elected because they’re the best person for the job, not because they’ve got the most money. Elections in California and elsewhere are held hostage to the almighty dollar. The real losers are the American people.
Debra White
Tempe, Ariz.
Meg Whitman reportedly spent $80 million dollars to win. $70 million dollars was her money. Carly Fiorina reportedly spent $5 million dollars of her own money.
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