Momentum builds for Dems to take on campaign finance reform

[DonViejo]

BY MICHAEL BURKE - 11/11/18 07:30 AM EST

Momentum is building within the House Democratic conference to move aggressively on campaign finance reform next year after candidates promised the issue would be at the center of their agenda if they took back the majority.

Half of the new Democrats elected to Congress have refused to take corporate PAC money, according to the grassroots organization End Citizens United, which advocates for campaign finance reform.

Separately, more than 100 Democratic House candidates signed a letter sent last month calling for sweeping reforms, including the disclosure of all political spending. At least 34 of those candidates won their elections, according to ECU, with a few races remaining too close to call.

Members of the party’s leadership also said that campaign finance reform would be at the top of the agenda, a pledge they’ve since doubled down upon.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday the party would work to “reduce the role of dark, special interest money” as she talked about the new majority’s workload and priorities.

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[greymattermom]

1. I love this strategy.

Over and over again, the Republican Senate will have to vote against things that are obviously good for regular folks. They will write their own commercials for 2020. Let's ask them why dark money is good, for example.

[OnDoutside]

6. Actually the use of the words "Dark Money" should be central in the PR battle.

[theaocp]

2. and WE can continue to push it, the same way

we made the conservatives cry with Prop 2 (VnP) here in Meeeeesheeegan!!! No more gerrymandering AND corporate "speech"? We're coming for you, fascists. We're comin.

[Buckeyeblue]

3. Because of Citizens United

I thought any meaningful campaign finance reform required a constitutional amendment.

[Demsrule86]

4. Ordinary folks don't care about campaign finance reform which is tricky anyway since

SCOTUS found large parts of existing law unconstitutional. People care about health care, infrastructure...this is what we should work on.

[beachbum bob]

5. since NO support in Senate or Trump, this will be like GOP "repealing ACA", just symbolic

there are better "symbolic" votes that democrats could do.