Word: mccains
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...McCain-Feingold Won't Solve Campaign Finance Problems
First, the article's title is fallacious. None of the outstanding legislation, McCain-Feingold, Shays-Meehan or otherwise, puts a "cap" on campaign finance. For independently wealthy candidates or prodigal fundraisers with name-recognition, the sky will remain the limit. If all legislation does is limit contributions and make it difficult for less wealthy and less well-known individuals to raise funds, are we setting ourselves up for a plutocracy or, even worse to some, perpetual incumbency...
...campaign war-chests and PAC money, staunchly refuse to change it. Among these is hawkish Sen. Mitch McConnel (R-KY), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. As the dispenser of funds for Republican candidates across the country, the anti-reform McConnell took money away from Republicans who supported McCain-Feingold, like Washingtonian Linda Smith (who lost her Senate race), and gave them to candidates who could take down his political enemies. Private Enemy No. 1 for McConnell is--you guessed it--Russell Feingold. Neumann's campaign, funded by McConnell's committee and others, promptly used the money it received...
Speaking at the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum, Feingold spelled out what he saw as the problem in campaign financing and outlined his current bill that proposes campaign finance reform, which he is sponsored with John McCain (R-Ariz...
During the question-and-answer session, one audience member pointed out that some have attacked on the McCain-Feingold bill because they say it violates. First Amendment rights. Simpson said he was "appalled" at this suggestion and Feingold defended his bill, saying "Our bill does not prevent anyone from saying anything at any time...