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"Click here, contribute $5, and fight for Ohio, Florida, a Democratic Senate and four more years. This is the only way we win".

This was in an email from Crystal King, Political Director at the DSCC, one of the many I get on a daily basis.

I hope this isn't true; my assumption had always been that winning an election was a function of a strong argument and a compelling case.

Ms King's assertion means either:

1. The party platform is irrelevant,
2. The candidate doesn't matter,
3. The outcome is solely a function of cash raised.    

If she's right, election outcomes are essentially for sale and we can give up and go home how.