Editor:
Re: Letter from Val Morris (Coast Reporter, April 13).
Economic researchers have already tested the theory as to whether money buys elections. The answer time and again has been, "No".
Steven Levitt points out that, "When a candidate doubled their spending, holding everything else constant, they only got an extra one percent of the popular vote. It's the same if you cut your spending in half, you only lose one percent of the popular vote. So we're talking about really large swings in campaign spending with almost trivial changes in the vote."
I would suggest that Ms. Morris does her homework before making veiled accusations about candidates and their funding. Sour grapes is an even sadder and more depressing thing.
Nancy Garland
Sechelt
