Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a hero to us here at Public Campaign, passed away yesterday in New Hampshire at the age of 100. Just ten years ago, at the age of 90, she walked 3,000 miles across the country to Washington, D.C. to protest our political system that too often prizes big donors over the needs of everyday Americans.

President Obama's 2008 National Deputy Campaign Manager, Steve Hildebrand: We're in charge of the train wreck that has stalled the important work of Congress - let's clean up this mess and pass Fair Elections.

The New York Times editorializes on the escalating price of campaigning and the need to pass the Fair Elections Now Act.