He has lots of backers behind his campaign, such as eBay's Meg Whitman...people who actually know how to get things done, in other words.  Just because money is used to promote does not mean there is corruption.  Go look up all of the fine American businesses Mitt has helped to start by being an executive at Baine & Co.  Salt Lakers like him because he saved their Olympics.  Conservatives like him because he can appeal to Democrats and reach across the isle.