The Democratic presidential candidates have talked quite a bit about the need for campaign-finance reform. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have gone back-and-forth on the merits of their respective reform proposals, which are very similar. But increasingly, who is or isn’t benefiting from outside spending has become a major point of contention in the race. […]
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Super PAC Debate Spotlights Illegal Coordination
Candidate-specific super PACs have raised more than $250 million in this election and have taken over basic campaign functions.