# Does anyone oppose big money in politics?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-oppose-big-money-in-politics/715693 "2015-03-22T16:58:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-oppose-big-money-in-politics/715693/8 "2015-03-22T20:16:04Z")

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> [@septimus](#):
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> I would ask OP:  
> _In recent decades do you think the GOP has moved to the right or to the left?  
> In recent decades do you think the Democrats have moved to the right or to the left?_  
> If you answer correctly (“right”, “right”) you may get a clue why rationalists oppose money-dominated politics.

Can you show your work as to how you got the “correct” answers?

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