I've been thinking about the role of money in the election over the last couple of days. Three thoughts:
First, this article in the WSJ yesterday noting how Goldman Sachs has done a complete 180 abandoning giving to Obama in favor of giving to Romney: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/10/09/goldmans-political-money-waves-bye-to-obama-heads-to-romney/?KEYWORDS=goldman+romney
Second, a comment overheard yesterday made by a Goldman insider stating, "I like Romney because he is just like me."
Lastly, as I think about these things, I keep coming back to the old Emma Goldman quote, "if voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." Mind you, she was an anarchist, but for some reason it seems relevant to this discussion.
Thoughts?