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ire
10-05-2007, 07:56 AM
There has been lots of talk about how John Edwards had to opt back into public finance and so I started thinking....what are the laws?? Wasn't there reforms put in place that limit how much a single person can give to a candidate?

<edit> to make this news related, here is an article about Edwards
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/2008-edwards-steps-back-on-public-finance/
RenegadeRick
10-05-2007, 11:58 AM
There is $2,300 individual contribution limit.
ire
10-05-2007, 05:06 PM
Damn, they must have a hell of a lot of people contributing then.
stevew
10-05-2007, 09:03 PM
I thought McCain/Feingold brought back integrity and honesty back to politics?
ire
10-06-2007, 08:59 AM
I thought McCain/Feingold brought back integrity and honesty back to politics?

Isn't that what they all claim? As some special interest group slips them a nice fat check
stevew
10-06-2007, 07:40 PM
Now I won't be able to sleep.
TheMontashu
10-10-2007, 01:18 AM
It's called soft money, and Individual donates to the party of his or her choice with said money ear maked for a candidates campaign. A political party can pump as much money into a candidate as they want
ire
10-10-2007, 01:57 PM
It's called soft money, and Individual donates to the party of his or her choice with said money ear maked for a candidates campaign. A political party can pump as much money into a candidate as they want

That makes more sense on how they get so much money.
TheMontashu
10-10-2007, 02:32 PM
That makes more sense on how they get so much money.
Alot of people say soft money is the main cause behind corprate controll in government