New York Times column summary

This article was about the spending habits of candidates running for President each year and how the amounts spent on campaigning affect the opinions of voters.  The amounts spent on campaigning have increased tremendously over the years.  In 1976, candidates each spent about $35 million on their campaigns.  This year, President Obama raised $181 million in just the month of September.  Many people believe that if more money was spent on campaigns, voters would be more educated on their candidates.  The majority of the Supreme Court believe that spending restrictions are a violation of the First Amendment and the amount candidates are allowed to spend should be limitless.  Super PACs are a form of campaigning allowing wealthy people to contribute amounts of more than $1000 toward campaign advertising.  Individual contributions to a particular candidate cannot exceed $5000.  The amount someone can donate to a super PAC is limitless, which is usually directed toward a particular political party.