Wealthy candidates and buying the ballot
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DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton has spent millions of his own personal wealth on his campaign for governor. Some experts suggest that anti-incumbent sentiment and the recession have a role in giving the wealthy a political leg up.
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Though wealthy candidates could not buy their way into office historically, new political hopefuls like millionaires Meg Whitman and Linda McMahon did very well in their primaries.
Locally, Matt Entenza and Mark Dayton, who won the DFL primary, spent millions of dollars of their own money on their campaigns.
Some experts suggest that anti-incumbent sentiment and the recession have a role in giving the wealthy a political leg up.
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