How Does Money Buy Votes?

[Praxeas]

I just read that a labor union hased increased donations to the Democrats. Obviously they feel this will help them gain more votes.

What bothers me is the obvious: plaster more faces or names around on billboards, radio and TV. To think that someone's vote can be changed because they see a face or name more often or see and believe a commercial, is bothersome.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is now the biggest outside spender of the 2010 elections, thanks to an 11th-hour effort to boost Democrats that has vaulted the public-sector union ahead of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a flock of new Republican groups in campaign spending

The 1.6 million-member AFSCME is spending a total of $87.5 million on the elections after tapping into a $16 million emergency account to help fortify the Democrats' hold on Congress. Last week, AFSCME dug deeper, taking out a $2 million loan to fund its push. The group is spending money on television advertisements, phone calls, campaign mailings and other political efforts, helped by a Supreme Court decision that loosened restrictions on campaign spending.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...big-save-dems/

Even more, where do they get that money? Union dues?