Republican Candidates

When I was younger I used to believe that the electoral system of the US did the best possible job in finding the best candidate. As I got older, I started to understand that the system may not be as perfect as I thought. Mainly, because I found out that most candidates receive funding for their campaign mostly from private corporations and independent businessmen. This lead me to the conclusion that the candidates we get to vote on are really just poster children that were hand selected by the people that hold the power, And, in America, Money is power. In this case, it doesn't really matter who we vote for because each candidate has already been bought under the table. It's the same concept as a congressman being offered a CEO position after he retires from congress. Just because the money isn't handed to them on the congress floor doesn't mean that they aren't being bought. The republican party candidates are no exception to this influence. Almost every candidate put forward to run against Obama seems like they have been told what to say and not only is what they promise a flat out lie, they have been told to tell these lies. Double-deception. This why Ron Paul is the only candidate I am interested in. He is the only candidate who has had the same conviction since 1975. However he seems to get very little face time during the debated nor have I gotten to see any 5 minute long campaign ads featuring him. This is more than a little suspicious because it coincides with the idea that a politician can only get funding if they adhere to the desires of a corporation that will fund them.