campaign finance

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/politics/george-nader-key-mueller-witness-charged-with-funneling-contributions-to-clinton-campaign/index.html Before anyone gets too excited, Nadar also funneled funds to Trump's inauguration from foreign sources. This needs to be pursed and vigorously...

Rubio fined for taking improper donations Only an $8,000 fine for accepting $210,000 in improper contributions? And only years later after the election is over and he won? Not much of a deterrent, that.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-08/republican-allies-spending-threat-to-democracy-plouffe-says.html This is why I don't think the supreme court made the correct decision. The usa has been put up for sale.

This is split from the “Will Caroline Kennedy be the Next NY Senator?” thread. Should the USA have total spending limits on campaigns like the UK? (Right now our only spending limit is how much any one individual can donate to any one campaign in any one calendar year. IIRC, there is no...

In another thread Oliver brought up the issue of political campaign finance in the USA, and how this may lead to “corruption” of the democratic process. I disagree that the amount of influence that campaigning contributors have amounts to “corruption” It’s been years since I studied this...