Question: Has deregulation worked?
Has regulation worked?

Answer: no

Question: And if politicians believe that an election is rigged, in the sense that the favorite will probably win regardless of expenditures, they'll buy fewer campaign commercials.
Political commercials are not impacted by the election process.

Answer: no

Question: The Astronomer said, "They'll come."
The astronomer predicted when they would arrive.

Answer:
it is not possible to tell