they are, linda mcmahon spent her own money and it didn't work so well. this is a point at which you need to run a viable campaign but there is a rapidly diminishing value for dollars after a certain point. i think the real critical value that the financing system gives is finding enough money to run a credible campaign. what happens after that is less significant and our voters have shown that some candidates are spending far more money. >> just i wanted adam to weight in if you would bring the mic down. >> the government by the peekd act has two provisions to address this exact issue. the first is that there are no spending limits for candidates. in dip kal fashiontypical fashion if you hit your cap you were out. the second piece is that if you are in a very competitive race, where it seems like you have an influx of outside fundsover the race is getting expen si, these systems all have a cap on public funds. we're not writing blank checks to candidates. but in a very competitive race, even if you hit your cap, you can elect to go for another round of m