They think the way you solve things is by electing the right people. It’s nice to elect the right people, but that isn’t how you solve things. The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. – Milton Friedman
In the 2012 election, right-leaning super PACs spent over $290 million opposing Obama and $57 million in support of Mitt Romney. Another $60 million were spent for or against the other Republican candidates during the primaries. Democratic-leaning super PACs seem to have spent about one-third as much on the presidential race. Conservative donors to super PACs, who have not gotten value for their money, would be better off spending less money in support of candidates and more money in support of conservative causes.
