What is the world coming to when you can't even buy an election?

Mike Bloomberg spent $100 million and barely won reelection as Mayor of New York.

Jon Corzine spent $30 million and lost his reelection bid for governor of New Jersey.

What is the world coming to when you can't even buy an election?

From Nick Nyhart, president of the the Washington, D.C.-based Public Campaign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing comprehensive reform of America's election laws:

"Voters sent a message on Election Day: they are tired of self-financed, Wall Street-connected candidates. Mayor Mike Bloomberg was expected to win by a wide margin, but he barely crossed the 50 percent mark after spending well more than $100 million running for re-election. Governor Jon Corzine easily outspent his opponents, but the tens of millions he spent became an issue in the election. In both cases, the challengers were participants in public funding programs that provided them substantial resources to be able to reach voters with their message.

Read the full statement at the link below:

Voters Send a Message About Self-Financed Candidates in New Jersey and New