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I don't understand why you are so against full disclousre? What is wrong with people knowing where money comes from?
The campaign finance laws totally favor Republicans right now. When you limit donations (Federal to $200, CA State $5000) you favor the people that have multiple midrange donors. Upper middle class people tend to be republican. The poor and the hyper rich tend to be Democrat (Adalai Stevensons campaigns was funded mainly by six people).
When there is a maximun, then the best fundraiser is not the one that knows a few really rich people, but a lot of moderately rich people. knowing a lot of small donors doesn't do you much good either.
Under the current finance laws I can raise a lot of money (Delay is about to find out how much) but it is really an unfair system.
People should be able to donate as much as they want as long as they are willing to admit they donated it. It is when you get secret money going into campaigns is when the bad special interest starts to get influence (tobacco companys etc).
I told McCain to his face that he was making the system worse. But as you are probably aware, McCain is not a man easily persuaded.
Anyway - it is ironic that the Dems keep pushing for these "finance reforms" and every time one gets passed it makes it harder for them to raise money.
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