In 5/6 of the last presidential elections, the candidate who raised the most money won the election. The only acception is Clinton who raised less money than Dole but won anyway. Thus, if those who make more money win, those who give more money have more power to support the candidate of their choice.
This could be a coincidence, but I don't believe in coincidences. I would like to think that American voters are more free thinking than people who just look at ads and decide what to vote for, but I'm not so sure.
Personally, I like to get to know people that I vote for, and I know that I should expect the same from others that I do from myself. Because of this, I will play the assume that the president who gets the most votes also gets the most money by coincidence or simply because he has more supporters.
What, then, about small time politicians. Very few people look up the websites on judges and even state representatives. These people win because they are able to raise the most money. The people who get the "small time" political jobs are the ones who eventually filter to bigger things on a national scale.
So again, I ask, do we live in an oligarchy?
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