The Center for Responsive Politics (“CRP”), OpenSecrets.Org published an article Tuesday detailing the jaw-dropping amount of money that has been invested already, and what is likely to be spent on this midterm election campaign cycle.  CRP is projecting that almost $4B will be expended on this election cycle. 

Presumably, all that spending is to encourage voters to cast ballots in favor of the candidate or cause the spending is directed at advocating.  But what is the impact of that spending if the systems on which those ballots are cast and counted are literally falling apart?  We submit that ballots are actually the "ROI" of campaign financing. And if one gives to any campaign, they ought to also commensurately support efforts to improve HOW America vote.  You see, today, how America votes is now just as important as who or what America votes for...