[chillwaves]

This does not support the argument that money does not matter in politics. It clearly does. It is not everything, but it is something and something huge.

Money is a proxy to power. Power can be expressed in different ways, such as influence as seen by both Clinton and Trump.

How does this refute that money from any source can influence elections? We need campaign finance reform now.

[djrogers]

GP does not appear to be disputing the claim that money matters in politics, (s)he appears to be disputing the insistence that this is a bad thing which must be removed.

Currently the only leverage that someone from outside the government class has is money, and reform that takes all of that power from the citizenry and puts it in the hands of the government is downright scary.