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Stay Strong

By Katie Schlieper
Created Feb 12 2007 - 12:03pm
Newsday tells New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to keep up his support [1] for full public financing of elections even in face of almost-certain opposition by entrenched incumbents who fear increased competition under a Clean Elections systems.  The editorial points to the greater transparency of election financing under Clean Elections, and the ability of candidates who value constituent outreach over "dialing-for-dollars" to run effective campaigns as strong recommendations to pursue its passage.

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