1. And I believe that we will not have campaign finance reform in America until the American people demand it. 2. And the campaign finance plan he advocates limits but would not ban soft money. 3. Any corporation eager to get around campaign financing laws can find two dozen ways to do it legally. 4. Babbitt, a former two-term governor of Arizona, remains the highest-ranking political figure at risk from the continuing year-long congressional campaign finance investigations. 5. Both campaigns are now financing most of their operations through their recount committees, although both have millions of dollars in funds set aside for legal costs. 6. A report by the Center For Responsive Politics found that only a handful of states have comprehensive online campaign finance information available to the public. 7. After the campaign finance scandal involving former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the Christian Democrats are searching for a winning issue. 8. Boxer has long supported campaign finance reform, including the McCain-Feingold legislation that would limit the size of donations to the political parties. 9. But for all their good intentions, what the campaign-finance crusaders demand will only make campaign finance more corrupt. 10. But that does not detract from the importance of his pledge to make campaign finance reform a major theme of his campaign. |