Fred Wertheimer on MSNBC: “Did Citizens United Corrupt Elections?”
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Did Citizens United Corrupt Elections?
In an interview with Chuck Todd on his show, The Daily Rundown, Wertheimer explains that the McCain-Feingold law prohibiting unlimited contributions to political parties accomplished its purposes and is not part of the problem today.
Wertheimer also discusses the Citizens United decision and the very serious problems it has caused. The decision ultimately led to 100 donors contributing $470 million to Super PACs in 2012, or an average of $4.7 million per donor. Absent the McCain-Feingold law, this money could have been raised by federal officeholders for political parties and created dangerous opportunities for corruption of government decisions.
