Leadership, Free to Lead
Reflection of the Capitol, Washington D.C. / Photo Phiend / Flickr(cc)
Gov. Charles “Buddy” Roemer
More important than the loss of civility in Congress is the obsession with campaign fund-raising.
We need a government that’s free of the corruption of special-interest money.
Adam Bonica
Fund-raising from small donors is about partisan taunting and ideological appeals. (July 22)
Richard Briffault
Limiting contributions without reducing spending would aggravate the dysfunction of the current system. (July 22)
Michael J. Malbin
Public matching funds remain the best way to alter candidates’ incentives. (July 25)
Warren Rudman
Candidates who say no to special-interest money need access to alternative sources. (July 25)
Sheila Krumholz
Politicians arrive in Washington with a huge pile of political IOUs. (July 26)
Gov. Charles “Buddy” Roemer
The 99 percent of citizens who don’t contribute are standing on the sidelines. (July 26)
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