Not all big money is scum. Just the pro socialism and pro pay to play big money. In this case big money is muting the influence of conservatives by keeping candidates floating that voters are rejecting so that the liberal can win. What does big money expect to get back from their investment? If they expect anything, they become scum that pollutes the whole idea of government for the people.
It’s up to the people to vote how they want to vote. No amount of money can force them to. Romney has been outspending the other candidates in every state and still generally loses the elections.
The premise that big money is keeping candidates afloat that the voters are rejecting is not based on fact. That’s just something you made up. All 4 candidates in the race now have a solid base of support among the voters. Some of those supporters have money and are exercising their first amendment rights by spending it to get their message out.
It’s legal for people to spend millions getting out the message that “Coke is it” or that the latest Adam Sandler movie is pure hilarity. Why in the world would it be a bad thing for someone to spend money to put out a more substantive political message? Should the only messages big money gets behind be mindless pablum?
Your premise that the conservatives will split the vote and cause Romney to win, if that’s what you’re saying, hasn’t proven true so far. It’s a possibility, but what seems to be happening more often is that in liberal states Newt and Rick’s combined vote total is lower than Romney’s total and in conservative states, one of the two finishes above Romney every time.
America will fall if voters are stupid, whether or not people are putting advertisements on TV or not. If they’re smart enough to do their homework and recognize that Newt is far and away the candidate who will improve our lives the most, then we’ll be in good shape. :)