Will Romney's Money Finally Turn the Political Tide?

[On the Road]

Romney's overwhelming advantage in funding may still win him the nomination.

What I am wondering is what effect this will have on the GOP base. Will enough conservatives finally get fed up with the role of money in elections to support a constitutional amendment? That's what it will take to overcome Citizen's United.

Just trying to see a way out and a silver lining for what's happening in this primary season.

[Alexander]

1. Kind of ironic, since money is usually the only way the Republicans can win.

Now that it's being used to prop up someone the base hates, you may have a point there.

[On the Road]

3. I Have Heard Republicans Voters in the Media

making this complaint. I suspect it hasn't really hit home because it's been presented as a partisan issue, and fundraising has usually worked in the Republicans party's favor.

Now the party is on the verge of nominating someone who's hugely unpopular with the base. And it's largely because in places like Michigan, Romney has a 29:1 advantage.

All the normal political machinations are powerless to stop a Supreme Court ruling. It's going to take a constitutional amendment with the support of the base of both parties. This is the first opportunity I can see where such a thing might actually have a chance.

[jsmirman]

2. If the Justices have a shred of honesty or self-awareness

they will realize that they are being made fools of, daily.

2010 was the first test, but they've truly had their misguided decision rubbed in their faces during this go-round.

The pure nefariousness/destructiveness of it is what is mostimportant, but the hilarity of it in the "interactions" of Santorum and "his billionaire" expose the reality-denying nature of that opinion.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Citizens United was a political gift from the conservative Republican majority on SCOTUS

to their political brothers in the Republican Party. Having individual money caps on contributions have started to hurt the republicans ability to fundraise. No surprise, their agenda is making their base as poor as it is us....and there just aren't enough millionaires to counter the Democrats ability to tap the small contributions from millions of voters. The only solution was to make corporations individuals and allow unlimited general treasury investmentscontributions to keep the 1% party afloat. It should have been called the Republican Party Bailout Plan of 2011.