"OpenSecrets Blog: Many people have criticized the increasing amount of money being spent on elections. Are we heading in the right direction with 2012 elections expected to involve unprecedented amounts of money?
Bopp: Yes, definitely. We still have a woeful shortage of information that voters have about the political process or about our government. And we need much more information to be conveyed to voters so that they better understand the government and the role public officials play in our government and what the various candidates would do if they are elected. We need a lot more information to be conveyed, so we need a lot more money to be spent. To a certain extent, we are moving in the right direction because I think a lot more money will be spent."
Money Talks: OpenSecrets.org's Interview With Conservative Campaign Lawyer James Bopp
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