Original sentence: In response to these claims, United States economist Steven Levitt argues in his book Freakonomics that campaign spending is no guarantee of electoral success.Modern democracy has also been attacked as a dishonest farce used to keep the masses from getting restless, or a conspiracy for making them restless for some political agenda.Ownership of the media by the few has also been claimed to lead to more specific distortion of the electoral process, since the media is a vital element of that process.Some conten that it encourages candidates to make deals with wealthy supporters, offering favorable legislation if the candidate is elected - perpetuating conspiracies for monopolization of key areas
Edited sentence: However, United States economist Steven Levitt claims in his book Freakonomics, that campaign spending is no guarantee of electoral success.It may encourage candidates to make deals with wealthy supporters, offering favorable legislation if the candidate is elected - perpetuating conspiracies for monopolization of key areas.Modern democracy may also be regarded as a dishonest farce used to keep the masses from getting restless, or a conspiracy for making them restless for some political agenda.Ownership of the media by the few may lead to more specific distortion of the electoral process, since the media are themselves a vital element of that process