“Money isn’t everything”

After the Sanford win, Politico points out a fact that should be relevant when discussing campaign finance and restrictions on free speech:

Independent liberal groups, national Democrats and influential donors
spent nearly $1 million to flood the airwaves in support of Elizabeth
Colbert Busch — outspending Mark Sanford’s conservative allies by more
than 5-to-1.

Despite the NRCC exiting the race, the deluge of independent money and one-sided media frenzy, Sanford won the race going away.