
Gee, who do you think the Des Moines Register favors for Governor? Two-thirds of the front page is an unpaid campaign ad for Chet.
This is an example of why campaign finance reform is a bad idea. Without lots of money, a candidate disfavored by the old-line media has no way to get his message out, while the Register, unconstrained by any finance restrictions, distributes free advertising for the Culver campaign statewide.