Here's a few good reasons for getting money out of politics. The FTC needs more resources. Especially, they need additional resources in order to deal with regulations over sponsored political spending on social media and podcasts.
A prime exam of how astroturfing works is the Tea Party movement. I don't have the time to go into details here, but look it up, that's how it works.
There is practically no oversight when it comes to this. The FEC won't touch it, and oversight issues come down to freedom of speech vs. political spending on shady campaign funding.
The FTC should get more funding, as well as more oversight authority in this area. Political spending, when it comes to this, is enough to sway the entire political spectrum.
Oversight, when it comes to products and services, is addressed to a certain extent. When it comes to political spending, it's a free for all. There is no oversight in this area. Additional resources for the FTC should include provisions in order to deal with dark money.
