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The Changing Role Of Soft Money On Campaign Finance Reform.The Birth Of The 527 And Its Consequences., Valerie Rose El`Ghaouti
The Changing Role Of Soft Money On Campaign Finance Reform.The Birth Of The 527 And Its Consequences., Valerie Rose El`Ghaouti
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In a time when record numbers of dollars are being spent on campaigns the unregulated dollars are flowing faster than ever. Hundreds of millions of dollars in independent expenditures are being used for “issue advocacy”, print and broadcast advertising, which does not expressly endorse or oppose a candidate for office. The one-time campaign finance ceiling has become the campaign finance basement. Individuals are able to give unlimited dollars to 527 organizations, which function outside of all campaign finance regulation and provide a new path for the flow of political dollars. Since the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, commonly …