The Supreme Court as King Makers.

There's a lot of folks that don't believe that the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizen's United case will, or has, affected elections because of the extremely large influx of cash. George Will, the conservative columnist is one of them. He suggests that if all that money could influence elections then why hasn't it produced a king. If it's a king maker, then why isn't there a king. Certainly there's been enough cash injected into the Republican race and more than enough attack ads to do the job. To all of this, I asked, where would Romney be if it weren't for all his cash? He's been able to quash any and all comers. Opponents who have begun to show promise have been overwhelmingly attacked by Mitt's SuperPAC and under whithering fire, have retreated in  the polls to oblivion, each in his or her own time. That certainly suggests the money has protected him time and again. He does seem to be a weak candidate, or would be under normal circumstances. But with enormous amounts of cash as a running aid, he's been able to continue to lead, even though he's weak. Does that mean there are far more promising candidates out there who are willing and able to contend this year? Not really. There are a number of names that have been suggested and asked, but those folks have declined. Basically suggesting they don't feel this is the right time for them personally. I think that if any of them felt they could get nominated and then elected, they would have run. Who turns down the White House? If you're a politician with any drive, then nobody turns down that invitation. So only the eight original candidates felt strong enough to win through to the end. Each has had a turn to lead in the polls and each has been savagely attacked by Romney's SuperPAC and each has fallen away, but Romney has not rocketed to the top. He's just stayed in the middle of the muddle. He'll win by default. But without SuperPACs, would he win? I can't imagine. I think Mitt Romney is the proof that unfettered funding by millionaires and billionaire is a serious problem in American politics. Well, at least one of the problems. And there's no question that the Citizens United decision caused it.