Restrictions may make it difficult for civil servants to run for public office while employed by the commonwealth, but that's not the only reason they rarely enter the three-ringed political circus. Granted, the reasons could be as plentiful as a bag of popcorn, but one that is undeniable and touches every candidate no matter their choice of work or background: money. Name recognition is a distant second.
Given the three retirements of longtime state House representatives, Bob Belfanti, Merle Phillips and Russ Fairchild, the race for all three seats in their respective districts is as wide open as it will ever be. All hopefuls vying to represent their party in the upcoming November general election have coordinated social events to meet and perhaps even engage in political discourse with their future constituents, but more importantly to raise much needed campaign funds.
An old-time political hack once confided that in order to successfully run for any elected office, "you have to be a good earner." If I didn't know any better, I would have thought he was talking about a more nefarious candidacy in Replica Barbarabui Handbags another "organization," this one a bit more clandestine, but in some instances as equally cut-throat.
The task of raising money is such a huge part of the political landscape that for newcomers it can be a bit overwhelming. Thanks to our campaign-finance laws, fundraising is the single most important job of today's political hopeful. Failing to do so guarantees failure. Cash for all its intent and purpose is name recognition in lights. Like the faces of the American patriots they display, money and name recognition are two sums of the same political equation that cannot be ignored nor cancelled out.
There is no sidestepping this permanent fixture of political gymnastics, provided you are serious about public office. Money is the cotton candy of any campaign, and as any dedicated campaign worker will bemoan, there never seems to be enough.
No money equals no newspaper ads, no homepage, no signage, no radio and no cable; summarized simply, goodbye name recognition. And given the three local house seats have no incumbent running, a simple thing like name recognition becomes campaign calculus. To master it, one doesn't have to be Newton or Leibniz, but a "good earner" who knows the definition of political muscle: money. Anonymity in these races is a cost that no political hopeful can afford.
History schools us time and again that whoever raises the most cash will more than likely emerge the winner. Thus, taking center ring in any serious campaign is the fundraiser. Case-in-point: the present primary race for Pennsylvania governor. Gubernatorial candidates state Attorney General Tom Corbett, a balenciaga Bags Replica Republican, has raised a little over $4 million while Democrat and Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato has pulled down $6.7 million. None of the other candidates aren't even close to earning their first million. Such a quandary, if you can label it as such, hoists them on the high wire without a net and the wind swirling.
Given the recent ruling by the Supreme Court, the problem is too much corporate money is being doled out to campaigns and handed over to politicians. But that is not the way things work. Americans should be able to support their political beliefs through their dollars without arbitrary government-imposed limits.
Money talks, and in politics it's a megaphone on steroids. The money trail is as long as it is deep. After all, cash
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