WASHINGTON — Republican Karl Rove’s much-discussed “Crossroads” committees, which were seen as game-changers in the 2012 presidential campaign, turned out to be such a failure that some have wondered whether the entire field of super PACs will wither away amidst an exodus of disenchanted donors.
But analysts and those who run the committees said in interviews that, for a number of reasons, the opposite could be true. With lessons learned from this year’s campaign, the amount of unlimited and sometimes undisclosed contributions could actually increase as backers of both parties rearm for the 2014 midterm elections.
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Some of the most powerful and influential private citizens in the world chose to act as if they were weak and vulnerable. Logic never entered into their thinking at the start; no reason why it should now.
Elections are not supposed to cost this much. Imagine what good works all of that ego-money could do nationally. Bill Gates will never be poor but he is richer than Adelson ever will be because of his good works!