"What these donors were buying was access and influence, not only to the candidates but to the party machine," said Paul S. Ryan, senior counsel for the Campaign Legal Center." And they will get that access. On the Republican side, you have people lining up to kiss the ring of (billionaire donor) Sheldon Adelson. And on the Democratic side, you have even people critical of these groups meeting with the funders of these groups. This money is not going away." http://www.propublica.org/article/in-montana-dark-money-helped-democrats-hold-a-key-senate-seat
Unlimited secret spending in our politics is a bipartisan problem. We need to restore real transparency, because voters have a right to know which wealthy special interests are spending big money to influence our government and our votes. #StopSecretSpending
Michiganders, like Americans across the country, turned out in record numbers to pick new leaders. The Michigan election board has affirmed its commitment to respect the law and the voters of Michigan. It's past time for leaders in every state to acknowledge Biden as President-elect so our country can move forward.
The right to vote is not theater. By law in every state, the voters in those states determine their slate of electors, not state legislatures. The pressure campaign to deny the certification of election results must be dismissed by Republicans and Democrats alike as antidemocratic and unacceptable. Read the statement from Trevor Potter, President of Campaign Legal Center, John McCain’s presidential campaign General Counsel, and a Republican Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission:
