Opinion | Campaign-Finance Laws Created Candidate Bloomberg

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From WSJopinion: Campaign finance laws don’t equalize political influence—they give an advantage to some of the richest and most powerful people in America, write Bradley A. Smith and John R. Lott Jr.

House Democrats held a panicked hearing this month about how to respond to the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which upheld the right of corporations to spend in elections. Their concern was the undue influence corporate spending might have on the coming elections.

In the entire 2016 campaign cycle, corporations spent less than $300 million on federal races, less than 5% of total spending. Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already spent more than $360 million...

 

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opinion it's going to be trump and Bloomberg always follow the money

opinion Bloomberg reminds me of the evil media mogul in one of Pierce Brosnan's James Bond flicks.

opinion file this in the 'no sh*t' category

opinion Now do Trump.

opinion No shit

opinion The curse of common core has risen. It’s called capitalism 🇺🇸

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