No, Jeb Bush’s failed campaign doesn’t mean Citizens United doesn’t matter

After entering the GOP primary as the presumptive front-runner, Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday. He spent huge sums of money in early states but failed to get votes. Unsurprisingly, many pundits are declaring that this proves money doesn’t matter in politics. But there is a large political science literature to suggest otherwise: Money influences political outcomes and tilts policy in favor of an overwhelmingly white and male donor class. In addition, without mone