Hypothesis: John McCain. Campaing reform has been a favorite to talk
about but not to pass for many years. I think that when you had
a charismatic cadidate adopt an issue, it can really change things.
I bet a lot of congressmen saw little John McCains in their night mares
if they opposed campign reform one more time.
Fabio
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Armchairs,
What can legislators possibly aim at when changing campaign finance laws?
What determined the 70s wave of campaign finance reforms... what changed in
the meantime, and why the issue regained interest again? I know that
contributors intentions are also a bit puzzling, but how can one explain the
rationality of legislators limiting their own funding abilities?
-ja
