Dialing for Dollars

Newsweek by Anna Quindlen | Oct. 24, 2007 (Opinion)
Public financing for election campaigns may not be a panacea, but it's got to be better than what we're doing now.

Public financing for election campaigns may not be a panacea, but it's got to be better than what we're doing now. (...) "I've never seen a search mechanism for any organization that's worse than that for the leadership of the United States of America," says Rauh, who came from the private sector.

His answer is a voluntary public-funding plan for federal elections. Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece presents the author's viewpoint clearly, but it provides very little context and ignores all opinions that conflict with the author's. It does not even mention McCain-Feingold, which is a major cause of funding problems for political candidates. It also does not mention that the amount of money spent on political campaigns in the U.S. is remarkably small, probably less than $10 per resident of the U.S. for the coming election. While I give credit to the author for style, the other ratings have to be low due to the lack of coverage of the major factors involved in the issue.

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