http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/candidates-will-see-if-self-funding-gets-results <p>As the 2012 election cycle ends candidates who donated large sums of their own money to their campaigns are waiting to see if those investments will pay off.</p><p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:20:22 +0000 Katarina Sostaric 24088 at http://kbia.org Candidates will see if self-funding gets results http://kbia.org/post/commentary-clearing-foggy-campaign-finance-picture-0 <p>Why is so much money spent on campaign advertising?&nbsp; Why can’t it be restricted?&nbsp; Why can’t the U.S. have elections like Britain or Canada, where campaigns last about five weeks?</p><p>Tonight when you say to your TV: “If I see one more negative ad I’ll scream” and then you see two more before the words have left your mouth, think of the acronym:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FOGGY Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:53:53 +0000 Terry Smith 22922 at http://kbia.org Commentary: Clearing up "Foggy" campaign finance picture