"Revitalizing Democracy," new 48-page report just out from the Money and Politics Implementation Project and Northeast Action [click here to get the full text in pdf format] takes a detailed look a

The Goldwater Institute is a conservative, libertarian-leaning Arizona-based think tank that has been bashing Clean Money/Clean Elections initiatives throughout the country.

Whatever else happens on Election Day, this much is already clear:
in 48 out of 50 states, the skyrocketing cost of campaigns shows

While Congress wrangles over whether to
shut down soft money, increase hard money and regulate issue ads,