You'd rather have someone who is rich and tries to buy elections. Gotcha! LOL
And you left off my statement condemning the purchase of elections.
Why do you think it is better that a man receive significant contributions from people as opposed to being self-funded?
Do you fail to see a connection between campaign contributions and the ability to control the candidate?
It is absurd to whine about Romney for raising money and running as effective a campaign as possible. he’s raised more money than any other candidate for the best reason possible - HE TRIES HARDER.
Romney, the Avis man, is what you WANT in a candidate, and I can assure you, you should prefer the way Romney runs his campaign to the way Thompson has run his.
This ‘buying election’ cr8p sounds like leftwing populist rabblerousing. If you want that kind of politics, go for John Edwards.
We conservatives know that the 1st amendment includes the right to do what it takes to get your message out, including raising and spending money on paid media. Romney needed to compete with well-known McCain and Rudy by getting a lot of financial support and running a serious ad campaign. He did that.
We ought not chastise the man who can say:
“I paid for this microphone”.