2015 Presidential race has limited resemblance to previous process after Citizens United effect | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Rick Perlstein describes the plutocratic selection process enabled by Citizens United on Talking Points Memo. To see how consequential the handing over of this kind of power to nonentities like these is, consider the candidates’ liabilities with another constituency once considered relevant in presidential campaigns: voters. Chris Christie’s home state approval rating, alongside his opening of…