Yesterday, I got a snail mail from the MN DFL asking for money... and under normal circumstances, it would be ok, well I'd rather just donate to the candidates, but a small sum makes some sense. The state party does a lot of good things, and it makes sense to support them. I am not so sure about the national party after yesterday.
Apparently, at the convention its very much big money=big influence, esp after the stories of the Peolosi 100, and even worse after the ABC news reporter got arrested for photographing them.... Obviously there must be a lot more to the story than just photos... but it sure points to the need for big changes in campaign finance laws. Barack set the stage with small donors, in addition to his stance on lobbyist money. Otoh, when the national party is going full bore politics as usual, or worse, that is not such a good thing. I do hope that when Barack is elected, he can foster campaign finance reform that really works, and that puts things on a more level playing field. How to deal with 527's and freedom of speech issues indeed will be a sticky wicket, but that too will need to be addressed. There are also the issues of individual financing of campaign ads, ie saysmetv and others. Thats going to be an interesting one for sure.
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