<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Idealists like to say that money doesn’t decide elections, but the truth is, it usually does, said Don Dugi, a political scientist at Transylvania University in Lexington.
This isn’t news to Sellus Wilder, a Frank<wm>fort-area business leader. She thinks that the issue is more complex than money.

“Many of the politicians who run well are well-educated,” Wilder said. “That changes things. They have more money and education, and that often determines who wins.” In contrast, the poor and uneducated are often the first in line to be affected.” Wilder noted that’s an imbalance in voter representation, and that politicians are only interested in serving the least informed public. That creates a cycle where the politicians</wm> they serve can be the least qualified to be doing what they are in charge.

Politicians often get