Spending Big to Fight Big Donors in Campaigns

Posted on AllSides July 29th, 2014
From The Left

An unlikely alliance of liberal intellectuals, big donors and Republican strategists has hit on a solution to the influence of big money in politics: even more money.

Starting Monday, the recently formed Mayday “super PAC” began a $12 million advertising campaign to help elect lawmakers of both parties who support proposals to diminish the influence of big donors. The PAC is the most ambitious effort yet to turn dismay over supersize contributions into a winning political issue.

“Inside-the-Beltway people don’t think this issue matters, they don’t think voters vote on...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/us/spending-big-to-fight-big-donors.html

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