Ro Khanna recently spoke at the Santa Clara County Democratic Club, the oldest Democratic club in the county, to make his case and win their endorsement. The thirty-minute speech about returning to the ideals of our founding fathers touched on some of the country’s current problems: stagnant wages, housing and education costs, and our dysfunctional Congress. Yet he barely mentioned solutions other than a few tax policies that would likely not pass the GOP controlled house. He also spoke of the corrosive effect of money in politics, more than once using the term “corporate PACs and lobbyists” in reference to his opponent. Vowing not to take PAC money, Khanna led voters to believe he is not the candidate supported or influenced by big money. It’s a lie. Counting on an inattentive media and uninformed electorate, Khanna was able to flood the district with corporate and Wall Street money without a need for PACs. Keep in mind the last election cost 7 times the previous election, which does not include super PAC spending. Using last election’s Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) reports, we can see how this ploy works.