I don't believe that money is the overwhelming factor Progressives make it out to be. Given that criterion, how do you explain Milt Romley and Kurly Fiorina and any number of billion/millionaires who tried to buy an election with their own money and failed.
You either believe in free speech, or you don't, I guess. And money is speech.
I don't believe that money is the overwhelming factor Progressives make it out to be. Run ten "national primaries" and see how many are won by the guy who starts with $100 million in the bank and how many are won by the guy who starts with $10 million in the bank.
Maybe money isn't everything. But it's the next best thing.