Who did what. How to reach us. The candidate who spent the most on the election, Sheila Horton, didn't win a seat on the council. It's not the first time that money has failed to win an election for a candidate. And it stands to reason that those candidates who were able to secure more volunteers did so because they appealed to more voters, agree experts and successful candidates.
Time is more valuable than money.
It's certainly more of a commitment to the democratic process. It was the second time she lost her bid for a council seat. In that race, top spender Adam Kaplin also failed to win a seat. Horton said during her campaign this year that many of her supporters didn't have time to spare for her campaign so they wrote checks instead. It was one of the reasons that she objected to a campaign finance reform proposal to cap contributions and spending.