The Conservatives, meanwhile, will be reticent to
impose limits on donations, given their backing by numerous private donors giving large sums individually, and arguably stand to lose most from any reforms, given that they are currently at the top of the pecking order in terms of income.
Jack Straw has rejected the idea of
imposing a limit on donations to political parties, ahead of a review into party funding this autumn.
Not exact matches
Critics of the system are calling
on Cuomo and the Legislature to
impose stricter
donation limits and allow for matching public funds.
The $ 500,000 given to the Committee to Save New York thus brings the total from the developer that went to support the governor during his first term to $ 1.97 million — about 32 times the campaign contribution
limit imposed on donations from most individuals.
All of this spending comes after lawmakers
imposed campaign
donation limits on public officials to curb the Blagojevich - era fundraising abuses.