Wealth
And I was thinking presidents who have Serious Money behind them
have a whole other dimension of power
which goes with the Money.
The person with Mammoth Wealth
has a machine, an apparatus, a whole big Thing backing him up.
You don't even have to spend any of the money, a lot of the time, I think -- just Having It, and people Knowing You Have It
confers upon you a certain influence.
The politician who has Serious Wealth has the added advantage that many people he encounters will --
1. want to please him
2. want to be associated with him, and
3. be extremely reluctant to tick him off.
It's like a whole big -- clod -- of Power and Influence, without having spent a dime.
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