Biggest bankroll doesn’t mean leader

Isn’t it a shame that what we hear about first and most often in the news concerning the upcoming presidential election, is how much money each candidate has raised?

It is as if the candidate who has the largest financial backers, i.e. big business, big political machines and big lobbies, is assumed to automatically be the leader in the race. This is the message being portrayed to voters.

It is true that the more funding a candidates’ “political machine” raises, the more coverage they will receive in the news from travelling around our country, gaining exposure, and from radio, TV and newspaper ads and from the glut of yard signs which read “Vote for ….”, which tell absolutely nothing about the candidates platform or proposed programs they stand for.

It is as if the voting public are felt to be a group of mindless robots who are impressed with a candidate’s bankroll, rather than their stand on the difficult issues facing our country.

Big money political “advertising” relies on name recognition, rather than on issues, to sway voters their direction. The more times you see a candidate’s name on a (meaningless) sign, the more apt you are to vote for them. This is their contention. Don’t be fooled by big money.

If you aren’t aware of the candidate’s platform and how they will affect the progress of our country if elected, then please do those of us who are, a favor — don’t vote.

Vote the big money?

Be smarter than they give you credit for.

RAY BROWN

Snohomish