A Voters Guide – 10 Facts about campaign finance
10. Both Parties Do It
While both parties have Super PACs, corporate interests, lobbyists, and wealthy candidates, only the Democratic Party enjoys the hypocrisy of simultaneously condemning these facets and campaigning off of the indignation of voters who feel their system is being bought by big money while their beloved president rubs elbows with billionaires.
Remember when you hear rhetoric concerning money in politics to see how connected that candidate and their party is to the very system they’re speaking out against. Their following recommendations will always be to increase the power of the government over speech, campaigns, and corporate activity, thus ensuring more backdoor arrangements, more smear advertising, and more political pandering.
