http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/public-financing-of-campaigns/ Political musings from Warren E. Peterson Tue, 14 May 2013 16:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/public-financing-of-campaigns/#comment-355 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:01:36 +0000 http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-355 Limiting spending on campaigns is illegal (limiting contributions is not). Also, if one chooses to use the public money, they are not allowed to use outside funds, including their own coffer.

]]> http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/public-financing-of-campaigns/#comment-255 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:39:18 +0000 http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-255 It’s an incumbent protection program, and most places that have it allow candidates to opt-out, so whoever thinks they can raise more money usually opts-out and the whole thing is moot.

]]> http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/public-financing-of-campaigns/#comment-254 Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:22 +0000 http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-254 Wouldn’t spending limit on how much one can spend on a given campaign be far more efficient than public financing to curb off the money influence issue? Surely, there will have to be a limit on the public money, and if the campaigners still use money from his own coffer or fund-raising, what’s the point of publicly supported campaign?

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