campaign reform

No More Shell Games: Time for Real Campaign Reform

by Mark A. Dunlea The type of public campaign finance model that Governor Cuomo allegedly supports – the NYC 6-to-1 match of small qualified contributions – will do little to curb the influence of special interest funders in dominating the State Capitol. The Clean Money Clean Election system of public financing – which provides equal public funding grants for candidates who qualify with a reasonable number of nominal private donations – is much stronger in reducing the role of special interests in buying politicians. A more fundamental reform would be for NY – and the US – to finally join the…