Another issue is that it's highly doubtful whether this would make the parties any less
dependent on big donors.
If reform legislation can be passed that allows small donations to be matched with public funds, then candidates would become less
dependent on big donors and more so on their constituents.
Not exact matches
Without small -
donor public financing of campaigns, New Yorkers who manage to get a ballot will stay stuck with candidates
dependent on big - money
donors.