been. the very -- very candidacy of newt gingrich is emblematic that it is not. >> hold on. let me say something. $5 million check written bay loan billionaire to go on the air in south carolina is more than an incremental change. entirety of his media. >> you are missing the point. in so many prior campaigns, almost the entirety of the advertising comes from the same special interests. this was not different. >> one individual. >> so what. >> it is not a democracy. >> power of money to influence the debate has been a pervasive problem for years. >> money had to be collected from multiple individuals. not given by one. >> it could have been one corporation, one union. >> no, it was than. no, it was than. that's not opened up. >> it was. it was in terms of the way it was done. >> this debate has been going on for four years. first thing that worked out on capitol hill is a young guy 1970 with common cause, campaign