Campaign finance laws: Money still talks
Photo credit: istock | For decades it was a mainstream political position in both major parties to push, or at least accept, public campaign financing as a way to "even the playing field" for candidates and to reduce the clout of big-spending special interests.
For decades it was a mainstream political position in both major parties to push, or at least accept, public campaign financing as a way to "even the playing field" for candidates and to reduce the clout of big-spending special interests.
But that idea took a beating in recent years as the effectiveness and legal soundness of public-financing laws were questioned and tested.
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