Public Campaign Fact Sheets
Myth Vs. Fact
The Goldwater Institute is a conservative, libertarian-leaning Arizona-based think tank that has been bashing Clean Money/Clean Elections initiatives throughout the country. The following "myth-fact" sheet should help create responses not just to the Goldwater Institute's arguments, but also to other opponents of publicly funded elections. More...
Green vs. Gold -- Money, Politics, an the Environment
Americans care a great deal about the health of our environment. According to a March 2002 Gallup poll, 82 percent of Americans worry a "great deal" or a "fair amount" about pollution of drinking water; 85 percent about pollution of rivers, lakes and reservoirs; and 82 percent about contamination of soil and water by toxic waste.
Clean Money Campaign Reform
The role of big money in American politics should make the most cynical lawmaker blush and the average citizen furious. Politics has become an arms race, with special-interest money taking on the role of missiles. Every two years, campaign costs skyrocket. Average voters are shut out as effectively as if Congress had passed a new poll tax, charging them for the right to vote. Many good people decide not to enter politics, because they are intimidated and disgusted by the need to raise huge campaign war chests or simply don't have the connections to do so.
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The Road To Clean Elections
At more than $3 billion, the 2000 elections were the most expensive in U.S. history. With that kind of money flowing into political coffers, it's easy to lose faith that our democracy will ever truly be about voters instead of money. But all is not lost. The Road To Clean Elections highlights the success that Maine and Arizona had in implementing their voluntary public financing of campaigns.
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What Others Are Saying About Public Financing of Elections
Quotes from national and state elected officials as well as newspapers from around the country. More...
