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Public Opinion and Campaign Finance

Published on October 1, 2002
by David M. Primo

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Independent Review, Fall 2002
In this article, [the author] reviews the public-opinion data and shows that the public has favored campaign finance reform, but it has been inconsistent in its preferences and has assigned it a low priority. [He] also shows that trust in government is not linked to campaign spending. This absence of connection contradicts arguments that Americans will trust government more if the amount spent on campaigns drops following reform.

Who's Buying Campaign Finance 'Reform'?

Published on January 1, 2001
by Sullivan & Mitchell P.L.L.C.

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American Conservative Union Foundation, Election Law Enforcement Project, 2001

Mainstream Americans, moderates and conservatives alike, should be very wary of the campaign finance reform ‘campaign’.

It is an ideological battle being waged by people with a decidedly liberal public policy agenda, who view changing the campaign finance rules as a means to accomplish their liberal policy objectives.

Campaign Finance 'Reform' Proposals: A First Amendment Analysis

Published on September 4, 1997
by Lillian R. BeVier, University of Virginia Law School

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Cato Policy Analysis No. 282, 1997
In the wake of recent reports of questionable campaign finance practices have come ever more draconian proposals to "reform" the campaign finance system. Those proposals pose a disturbing threat to the individual political freedom guaranteed by the Constitution. Under current precedents, none of them could survive a First Amendment challenge.