"All Your Life, You Were Only Waiting for This Moment to Arrive"

Terrance Heath reports on What Money Buys, I mean, the Billionaire's Primary, um, I mean a spring meeting/conference in Las Vegas for Republican politicians and donors.

[Sheldon] Adelson and the Kochs show how the wealthy can use their wealth — in a post-Citizens United political landscape — to impact races and shape policy. Their fire-hoses of money can easily drown out other messages, and narrow the field of candidates for office. The cost of running for office increasingly requires candidates have personal wealth, or wealthy patrons. Those who have neither almost need not apply, even at the state and local level.

See also Zandar Versus The Stupid.  Fair warning.