The best available evidence suggests that funding political campaigns with public dollars does little to reduce special interest influence, encourage competitive races or boost political participation. (ij.org)
He is the leading opponent of Campaign Finance reform and the leading protector of special interest influence. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
ALEC gets 98 percent of its funding from corporations and sources like the Koch family foundations, and it acts as a conduit for special interest influence in state legislatures. (jonathanpelto.com)