Center for Competitive Politics Chairman Bradley A. Smith recently participated in the American Forum debate, “How we finance our political campaigns.” In this collection of highlights from the debate, Brad touches on the dangers of campaign finance and some of the history that led to our current collection of laws and regulations.
Brad Smith’s opening statement:
On so-called “Dark Money:”
On disclosure, privacy, and the potential for future targeting based on political beliefs:
On Nixon’s early abuse of the Federal Election Campaign Act:
On how publicly-financed campaigns have not lived up to their promise:
