]> http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2007/12/14/public-financing-then-policy Comments for "Public Financing, Then Policy" en http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2007/12/14/public-financing-then-policy Jay Mandle, of Democracy Matters and Colgate University<a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opman145499755dec14,0,373597.story"> writes in <em>Newsday</em></a> today about the increasing dominance of wealthy contributors in elections depressing civic engagement: &quot;Americans don&#39;t trust their government or political system. Cynicism about the motives and interests of our politicians is so deep that voters find themselves in an immobilizing contradiction.&quot; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:54:36 +0000