Public financing of campaigns?
08-Feb-10
The Fair Elections Now Act, which would set up a publicly-financed campaign system, is favored by a two-to-one margin (62 to 31 percent), according to the survey. Fifty percent of Republicans support the proposal compared to 40 percent who oppose it.
There is one major caveat — voters almost instinctively say that they are in favor of strong campaign finance reform legislation. It’s the office holders who are the obstacle.
The Democrats will pretend they want it, then they’ll let the Republicans scuttle it.
I’m definitely in favor of public financing of campaigns, but that’s only part of the story. The Citizens United film that was the basis of the recent Supreme Court decision wasn’t part of any candidate’s campaign.
The Fair Elections Now Act wouldn’t stop entities from airing any lies they want to about any candidate.
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