The Bogeyman Of Campaign Reform
February, 2004
If you watch the Sunday morning talk shows, the battle over campaign finance reform appears simple: Republican senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is the bogeyman. It's good versus evil, John McCain versus Mitch McConnell, in a fight for the soul of American democracy. It seems an unenviable position for the Senate majority whip, but it is one that he relishes. He opposed the McCain-Feingold bill that passed in the Senate and the Shays-Meehan bill that passed in the House, both of which banned s...
