Campaigning for Justice

Does no one else think there is something profoundly wrong that presidential candidates are already raising $20+ million for an election over a year away? We already know what they believe. So our "most capable" pundits are the ones who can swindle the most money? We are so willing to dump money into people who parrot our ideals and yet we pinch greedily the $20 that would feed a child for a month. What difference does money given to potential politicians do when the budget of just one such candidate could give clean water to an entire nation?