Fraudulent Fundraisers
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 16:57
With another top Democratic fundraiser being charged with fraud, evidence continues to mount showing the need for campaign finance reform. "Advocates of campaign finance restrictions argue that the case illustrates the perils of relying on major fundraisers, such as Nemazee, who play an increasingly central role in modern political campaigns. "To become president of the United States, you have to rely very heavily on a very special, narrow group of Americans who have access to a lot of money," said Taylor Lincoln, a research director at the advocacy group Public Citizen, which supports public financing of campaigns."Click here to read the full story in The Washington Post.