Besides which, even if Barrett were not thus handicapped, the corporatists would be unlikely to finance him as they do Walker.

Walker had raised $30.5 million, with about two-thirds of that total coming from donors outside Wisconsin. Barrett had raised $4 million, with about one-fourth coming from outside the state.

Unless Democrats openly court billionaires we'll see spending disparities in many elections to come. Local election laws be damned as SuperPacs will spend as they see fit.

The game here is beating the big money with "people power"...all the money in the world can't buy a motivated ground game and that's what wins elections. We'll see if the massive money bombardment over the airwaves is enough to counteract the old-fashioned knocking on doors. If money can buy elections, what's left of this democracy is doomed.

against unlimited corporate funding.

.. considering the way campaigns are so money driven.