Washington, D.C. – In their new iteration of the “Corrupt Politicians Act,” Democrats have made sure to preserve a key provision that will have a profound impact on our democracy: public financing of elections. This public financing comes in the form of a 6:1 match for small-dollar donations to some federal candidates and a “Democracy Credit” that would provide taxpayer dollars to Democrats’ campaigns for attack ads.
This is welfare for D.C. politicians who will use the funds to stay in office – it is a self-perpetuating cycle and represents entrenched Washington perfectly.
NRSC polling shows how unpopular public financing of elections is:
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